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.
What kind of lawmakers would give themselves a large pay raise for a part-time badly done job?
It’s shameful that Hawaiʻi’s legislature adjourned last week without increasing Hawaiʻi’s $10.10 minimum wage.
State lawmakers who couldn’t reach a deal to increase Hawaiʻi’s minimum wage of $10.10 an hour are being criticized for accepting pay raises for themselves.
One lawmaker reportedly called the outcome “bittersweet.” No, it was just bitter.
Conferees had last-minute concerns about whether a separate wage scale was legal and whether it would cause unintended consequences, so lawmakers ultimately decided to remove the scale entirely.
In a development that derailed one of the top priorities of the Hawaiʻi Democratic Party for this year, House and Senate negotiators gave up on the idea of passing an increase in the $10.10-per-hour state minimum wage this year.
In a press release, the coalition said it is “deeply disappointed” that the legislature failed to increase the minimum wage this year.
Concerns about different rates of increase and the impact to employer health care plans scuttled a deal.
Hawaiʻi lawmakers have pushed back a decision on increasing the state’s minimum wage until Friday, the last day of conference committee to keep bills alive for the 2019 session.
