Action Alerts

Aug 31 2012

Reform Jewish Voice of New York State is excited to announce our first annual Advocacy Month! In previous years, we have provided resources and asked congregations to set aside a Shabbat service in the fall to discuss a specific public policy initiative with their congregants. To provide more flexibility for congregations and rabbis who...

Speak Up New York!

Take Action June 15 to Raise New York Minimum Wage

Jun 14 2012

This week’s terrific actions for raising the minimum wage culminate with an important event in New York City, Friday, June 15 - full information below. In addition, this is a critical time to make your voice heard in the following ways if you have not already done so. Thank you for everything you are doing!

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Three Ways You Can Help Raise New York Minimum Wage Now

Jun 7 2012

The movement for raising New York’s minimum wage is strong and growing. The next two weeks are critical. Here are three ways you can help now:

► Spread the word about the June 13 Interfaith Service to Urge Gov. Cuomo to Raise Minimum Wage – More information below.

► Sign and/or Circulate the sign-on...

Raise New York's Minimum Wage

May 22 2012

New York’s minimum wage is still stuck at $7.25 an hour – just $15,080 for full-time, year-round work. It is too low for health aides, cashiers, childcare workers, restaurant workers, security guards and other minimum wage workers to make ends meet. It’s impoverishing workers and undermining New York’s economy. New York lags behind 18...

Fair Wages for New Yorkers Campaign

Dec 27 2011

New York City’s existing living wage law applies to workers at businesses performing certain types of contracts for the city. The Fair Wages for New Yorkers Act will extend living wage protections to workers on subsidized development projects. In the words of the Living Wage NYC campaign, “Every year, New York City spends billions of taxpayer dollars to subsidize economic development and...

Save Missouri Minimum Wage!

Mar 31 2011

Action Steps plus two great new opinion pieces on minimum wage from a St. Louis business owner and the St. Louis Jewish Light:

Lew Prince, ...

Take Action to Raise Illinois Minimum Wage

Mar 31 2011

The current minimum wage of $8.25 an hour means only $17...

Take Action to Raise Maryland Minimum Wage

Mar 29 2011

Support the Raise Maryland campaign to gradually raise Maryland's state minimum wage from $7.25 an hour to $9.75 by 2013. The current Maryland minimum wage means only $15,000 a year for a full-time child care worker, health aide, security guard or other minimum wage worker, which is not enough to live on.

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2/14 - National Day of Action in Support of Restaurant Workers

Feb 5 2011

The federal tipped minimum wage continues to be atrociously low at $2.13/hour. For twenty years now, tipped workers in the restaurant industry and elsewhere have toiled for a miserable wage, in part due to the fact that restaurant workers have not had a voice. But that is all about to change! The Restaurant Opportunities...

Sign Petition Against Eliminating BLS International Labor Comparisons Program

Mar 11 2010

The Bureau of Labor Statistics International Labor Comparisons Program is proposed for elimination in the President's FY-2011 budget. For just $2 million annually and with 50 years of experience, the BLS International Labor Comparisons Program produces timely, high-quality international comparisons of labor force, productivity, hourly compensation and prices for many industrialized...