SEIU’s Henry: Minimum Wage Bill Would Boost Economy

WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 30, 2015. In response to the introduction of legislation that would raise the minimum wage to $12/hour by 2020, index it to the rising cost of living thereafter, and phase out the subminimum wage for tipped workers, SEIU International President Mary Kay Henry issued the following statement:

“The Raise the Wage Act would boost our economy and strengthen our families. This bill would raise wages for more than 37 million people: 1…