rich 1.0 Action Network https://actionnetwork.org <link href='https://actionnetwork.org/css/style-embed-v3.css' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css' /><script src='https://actionnetwork.org/widgets/v6/letter/urge-your-legislator-to-raise-the-minimum-wage?format=js&source=widget'></script><div id='can-letter-area-urge-your-legislator-to-raise-the-minimum-wage' style='width: 100%'><!-- this div is the target for our HTML insertion --></div> Connecticut AFL-CIO https://actionnetwork.org/groups/connecticut-afl-cio https://actionnetwork.org//images/generic_facebook.jpg With the state legislative session ending on Wednesday, we're down to the wire to raise the wage for thousands of working people across Connecticut. The bill to raise the minimum wage to $15.00 an hour needs to be voted on by then or it will die this year. This is an all hands on deck moment. Contact your state representative and state senator urging them to not only support raising the minimum wage, but to demand leadership call it up for a vote. Raising the minimum wage would increase wages for workers AND raise revenue for the state. As workers earn more, they pay more in income taxes because they have more disposable income to spend in the local economy. That drives local economic activity, stimulates business growth and generates new sales tax revenue. Wages have stagnated and corporate profits are at record highs. It’s far past time that Connecticut does more to help working people get ahead. https://actionnetwork.org/letters/urge-your-legislator-to-raise-the-minimum-wage