Statement by AFL-CIO President Trumka on Raising Seattle’s Minimum Wage

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 2, 2014. 

Today’s vote in Seattle will go down in history as a milestone in the struggle to raise wages and ensure fair pay for all workers. It is proof that when working people organize and make their voices heard, we all benefit.

While Republicans in Congress fail to act, Seattle, along with other cities and states around the country, is ensuring that workers receive a fair day’s pay for a hard day’s…