NELP’s Free Webinar Series
Promoting Recovery by Raising the Minimum Wage
Thursday, December 8th, 2-3 PM EST -- Click here to register!
Our nation is facing not just a dire jobs deficit but also a wages deficit. The anemic job growth that we are seeing is skewed towards low-wage industries, leaving more families than ever relying on $8 or $9-an-hour jobs to make ends meet. And wages for all but the wealthiest have been stagnant or actually falling in real terms. As state and local leaders search for recovery strategies, raising the minimum wage is a key approach for tackling these structural problems facing our economy.
In this webinar, you hear about exciting new minimum wage campaigns happening around the nation, and get up to speed on the latest economic research, the most recent public-opinion poll findings, and the most effective messages (especially in the context of economic recovery) that advocates are using in their campaigns to raise the minimum wage.
Presenters: Jen Kern, Minimum Wage Campaign Coordinator, NELP; Paul Sonn, Legal Co-Director, NELP; Anne Thompson, Policy Analyst, NELP