This Thursday, May 24, 2012, the New Jersey State Assembly will be voting on A-2162 (Oliver / Greenwald / Green / Johnson / Prieto / Wisniewski), which seeks to increase the state’s minimum wage to $8.50 and make annual adjustments based upon the Consumer Price Index (CPI). The New Jersey State AFL-CIO strongly supports the legislation.
Corporate opposition to increasing the minimum wage in New Jersey will be significant. They continue to press the false argument that increasing the minimum wage translates into job loss, despite widespread academic research that illustrates otherwise.
Please take a moment right now to fill out urge your state Assembly representatives to increase the minimum wage.