House Co-Sponsorship Memoranda

NEW!

Subscribe to receive notifications of new Co-Sponsorship Memos circulated

By Member | By Date | Keyword Search

House of Representatives
Session of 2019 - 2020 Regular Session

MEMORANDUM

Posted:	June 16, 2020 09:56 AM
From:	Representative G. Roni Green
To:	All House members
Subject:	Raising the Minimum Wage

You cannot raise a family on $7.25 per hour.  Even single people cannot feed themselves, pay rent, pay utilities, and save for the future on $7.25 per hour.  As we recover from COVID-19, we need to ensure that workers are getting a fair wage and have the ability to prepare for disasters like the pandemic.  Workers cannot prepare on $7.25 per hour.    In the near future, I will be introducing a bill that would provide the following increases to the minimum wage:   $12 per hour on January 1, 2021; $13.50 per hour on July 1, 2021; and $15 per hour on January 1, 2022.   Concurrently, the tipped wage would be increased on the following schedule:   $5 per hour on January 1, 2021; $6.50 per hour on July 1, 2021; and $8 per hour on January 1, 2022.   We need to ensure that workers are getting paid what they are worth.  Without a fair wage, we will never be able to ensure an equal and just society.  $7.25 per hour is not equal, it is not right, and it is not fair.  Please join with me as we bring fair wages to Pennsylvania workers.

---