Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf joined legislators and workers this week to renew his call to raise Pennsylvania’s minimum wage to $12 an hour with a
pathway to $15.
Later this week, the governor’s plan to extend overtime pay eligibility to 82,000 more workers will be considered by the state’s rule-making board. The General Assembly has not passed a minimum wage increase in more than a decade, despite wide public support and many Pennsylvanians working full-time and multiple jobs but still unable to afford their lives.
The governor’s proposal would give a direct wage increase to 1 million workers, provide better financial stability for women, rural and tipped workers, enable thousands of people to work their way off public assistance and grow the economy for everyone.
– By Michael Baldwin
