Advocates for a living wage will be asking our elected officials to deliver on their promises and pass a living wage bill in the 2021 legislative session. But we can’t do it without support from you.
It’s time to Raise Up Hawaiʻi
Every worker deserves a Living Wage.
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Hawaii passed a groundbreaking minimum wage increase last year, but the work to build a society in which working families can thrive is far from over. Here are our priorities for 2023.
There is no good reason for the House and Senate to be at loggerheads over the minimum wage and the Earned Income Tax Credit bills.
For too many families living in Hawaiʻi, the answer to, “How’re you doing?” is, “Just hanging on.”
A bill in the state House of Representatives that would increase the minimum wage cleared a committee hurdle Tuesday.
All Hawaiʻi workers should be able to make ends meet with one job, and it’s our legislature’s responsibility to make that a reality.
The latest state data show a single adult would need to make about $17 to $18 an hour at a full-time job to afford to live in Hawaiʻi.
And Hawaiʻi’s lawmakers should pass legislation that supports workers’ well-being.
Our representatives need to give us some hope that we can prosper here. That our keiki can prosper here. Raise the minimum wage.
House leaders are resisting union pressure to revive bills this year that would raise the minimum wage and exempt jobless benefits from state income taxes.
