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RAISE
UP
NEW
YORK
Fast food workers
are organizing —
most Americans
support higher wages
for them and other
low-wage workers
But new minimum
wage increases
are blocked in
Washington
and Albany
How can we boost paychecks
and raise wages in New York
here and now?
Voters support
RaiseUpNY —
Local power to
raise the wage
Statewide wage
should be a floor,
not a ceiling
Local wage authority unlocks bigger paychecks
locally AND statewide
CALIFORNIA
$10 by 2016
WASHINGTON
$9.32 and indexed
MARYLAND
$10.10 by 2018
D.C.
$11.50 by 2016
Local campaigns to raise the wage:
keep wage fights strong and visible
SEATAC
$15 for airport-
related jobs
SEATTLE
$15 with
phase-in
CHICAGO
$15 for large
employers
SAN FRANCISCO
$15
OAKLAND
$12.25
SAN DIEGO
$13
LAS CRUCES, NM
$10.10
Local campaigns to raise the wage:
build support for statewide increases
CALIFORNIA
2002	 Statewide $6.75
2003	 San Francisco $8.50
2008	 Statewide $8.00
2012	 San Jose $10
2013 	 Statewide $10
Local campaigns to raise the wage:
build support for statewide increases
NEW MEXICO
2003 	 Statewide $4.25
2004 	 Santa Fe $8.50
2006 	 Santa Fe $9.50
2006 	 Albuquerque $7.50
2007 	 Statewide $7.50
Local campaigns to raise the wage:
build support for statewide increases
MARYLAND / D.C.
2012 	 Maryland Statewide $7.25
2013 	 Montgomery &
	 Prince George’s Counties 		
	$11.50
2013 	 District of Columbia $11.50
2014 	 Maryland Statewide $10.10
It’s time to raise
the wage – and
keep raising it
everywhere across
New York.
3 paycheck-boosting bills for this year:
$9 & indexing
A.8343 (Heastie)
S.6518 (Espaillat)
Fair Wage Act -
$15 for chain retail
& fast-food
A.9386 (Rozic)
S.6455 (Squadron)
RaiseUpNY —
Local power to
raise the wage
A.9036 (Camara)
S.6516 (Stewart-Cousins)
RAISE UP NY:
Local Power to Raise
The Wage
• Lift workers out of poverty
• Empower localities to enact
higher local wages
• Meet regional living costs
• Reduce income inequality
nyworkersrising.org
RAISE
UP
NEW
YORK

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Raise Up NY

  • 2. Fast food workers are organizing — most Americans support higher wages for them and other low-wage workers
  • 3. But new minimum wage increases are blocked in Washington and Albany
  • 4. How can we boost paychecks and raise wages in New York here and now?
  • 5. Voters support RaiseUpNY — Local power to raise the wage
  • 6. Statewide wage should be a floor, not a ceiling
  • 7. Local wage authority unlocks bigger paychecks locally AND statewide CALIFORNIA $10 by 2016 WASHINGTON $9.32 and indexed MARYLAND $10.10 by 2018 D.C. $11.50 by 2016
  • 8. Local campaigns to raise the wage: keep wage fights strong and visible SEATAC $15 for airport- related jobs SEATTLE $15 with phase-in CHICAGO $15 for large employers SAN FRANCISCO $15 OAKLAND $12.25 SAN DIEGO $13 LAS CRUCES, NM $10.10
  • 9. Local campaigns to raise the wage: build support for statewide increases CALIFORNIA 2002 Statewide $6.75 2003 San Francisco $8.50 2008 Statewide $8.00 2012 San Jose $10 2013 Statewide $10
  • 10. Local campaigns to raise the wage: build support for statewide increases NEW MEXICO 2003 Statewide $4.25 2004 Santa Fe $8.50 2006 Santa Fe $9.50 2006 Albuquerque $7.50 2007 Statewide $7.50
  • 11. Local campaigns to raise the wage: build support for statewide increases MARYLAND / D.C. 2012 Maryland Statewide $7.25 2013 Montgomery & Prince George’s Counties $11.50 2013 District of Columbia $11.50 2014 Maryland Statewide $10.10
  • 12. It’s time to raise the wage – and keep raising it everywhere across New York.
  • 13. 3 paycheck-boosting bills for this year: $9 & indexing A.8343 (Heastie) S.6518 (Espaillat) Fair Wage Act - $15 for chain retail & fast-food A.9386 (Rozic) S.6455 (Squadron) RaiseUpNY — Local power to raise the wage A.9036 (Camara) S.6516 (Stewart-Cousins)
  • 14. RAISE UP NY: Local Power to Raise The Wage • Lift workers out of poverty • Empower localities to enact higher local wages • Meet regional living costs • Reduce income inequality