Good Jobs that Can Support a Family

We all know how important good jobs with a living wages and good benefits are important to the health of our communities. That is why SEIU Local 113 supports an increase to the federal minimum wage.

Most minimum wage earners are not 16-year-old grocery clerks. A majority are women, single mothers, and people of color. An extra $2 an hour would buy these families:

  • More than a year of groceries
  • Over 9 months of rent
  • A year and a half of heat and elctricity
  • Full tuition for a community college degree