Post by Logan on Apr 16, 2016 6:47:12 GMT -6
HARTFORD — Union and nonunion workers making minimum wage or slightly above rallied together in Hartford and East Haven Thursday as part of the nationwide Fight for Fifteen movement.
The recent passage of gradual wage increases to $15 an hour by legislatures in parts of New York and California was on the minds of many of the activists. Chantell Kalinsky, an SEIU 32-BJ union member and security guard at a state agency, told the crowd of nearly 200 that she makes less than $14 an hour.
"It was done in New York and California, now let's do it here," she said, standing outside of the Legislative Office Building.
Connecticut's minimum wage will increase by 50 cents to $10.10 next year. Tamra Harwell said it needs to be higher. Harwell, a 34-year-old day-care worker from Bloomfield, said she has been in the field 10 years and barely makes more than $11 an hour. The statewide wage average for day-care workers is $11.72.
Read more: www.courant.com/business/hc-fight-for-fifteen-20160414-story.html
The recent passage of gradual wage increases to $15 an hour by legislatures in parts of New York and California was on the minds of many of the activists. Chantell Kalinsky, an SEIU 32-BJ union member and security guard at a state agency, told the crowd of nearly 200 that she makes less than $14 an hour.
"It was done in New York and California, now let's do it here," she said, standing outside of the Legislative Office Building.
Connecticut's minimum wage will increase by 50 cents to $10.10 next year. Tamra Harwell said it needs to be higher. Harwell, a 34-year-old day-care worker from Bloomfield, said she has been in the field 10 years and barely makes more than $11 an hour. The statewide wage average for day-care workers is $11.72.
Read more: www.courant.com/business/hc-fight-for-fifteen-20160414-story.html