Tell Boulder County Local Elected Officials to Raise the Minimum Wage

Boulder County Commissioners, Boulder City Council, Erie Board of Trustees, Jamestown Board of Trustees, Lafayette City Council, Longmont City Council, Louisville City Council, Lyons Board of Trustees, Superior Board of Trustees

The cost of living across Boulder County has skyrocketed and the current minimum wage of $13.65 has failed to keep up with the demands of housing, childcare, healthcare, and food. Boulder County elected officials have the tools and the ability to act now and commit to a timely process for implementing a local minimum wage and support working people and families.

Community members are calling for a Self-Sufficiency wage that begins at $15.41/hr starting in 2024 and gradually phases to a Self-Sufficiency wage of $25/hr in 2028. This wage proposal defines the real cost of living for working families by looking at the true costs Boulder County families face every month including housing, child care, food, transportation, health care, emergency savings, phone and internet bills, and taxes.

A Self-Sufficient wage ensures that families living in Boulder County can meet their basic needs, allowing people from all backgrounds to live and thrive in the communities where they work. Let your local elected officials know that you support a Self-Sufficient wage by signing on today.

The Boulder County Self Sufficiency Coalition is a group of labor organizations, nonprofits, policy experts, and community leaders fighting for minimum wage increases throughout Boulder County. We believe that every worker - regardless of where they come from or what they look like, deserves a living wage that allows them to support themselves and their families. Our coalition includes the following organizations:
ACLU Colorado, Alphabet Workers Union, American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, Boulder Area Labor Council, Boulder County Employees Union, Boulder Food Rescue, Boulder Progressives, Colorado AFL-CIO, Colorado Center on Law and Policy, Colorado Coalition for the Homeless, Colorado Independent Drivers United, Colorado Jobs with Justice, Colorado Organization for Latina Opportunity and Reproductive Rights, CU Young Democratic Socialists of America, CWA District 7, CWA 7799, Defenders Union of Colorado, East County Housing Opportunity Coalition, El Comite de Longmont, Longmont Leads with Love, The Longmont Unitarian Universalist Presence, the National Employment Law Project, New Era Colorado, Progress Now Colorado, SEIU Local 105, Starbucks Workers United, Together Colorado, Towards Justice, UFCW Local 7, UC Health Workers United, United Campus Workers of Colorado, Unite Here Local 23, Colorado Working Families Party

To: Boulder County Commissioners, Boulder City Council, Erie Board of Trustees, Jamestown Board of Trustees, Lafayette City Council, Longmont City Council, Louisville City Council, Lyons Board of Trustees, Superior Board of Trustees
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The cost of living in Boulder County has skyrocketed and the current minimum wage of $13.65 has failed to keep up with the demands of housing, childcare, healthcare, and food. We need our local elected officials to take action to support working people and families in Boulder County by implementing a local minimum wage.

Community members are calling for a Self-Sufficiency wage that begins at $15.41/hr in 2024 and gradually phases to a Self-Sufficiency wage of $25/hr in 2028. This wage proposal defines the real cost of living for working families by looking at the true costs Boulder County families face every month – including housing, child care, food, transportation, health care, emergency savings, phone and internet bills, and taxes.

A Self-Sufficient wage would ensure that families living in Boulder County can meet their basic needs, allowing people from all backgrounds to live and thrive in the communities where they work.