MURPHY INTRODUCES LANDMARK BILL TO RAISE MINIMUM WAGE TO 25 DOLLARS NATIONWIDE
Watch the Bill Announcement Here: https://youtu.be/W8AW65c81gY?si=pP3R8m2oCxmQK5Nf WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Thursday announced he will introduce the Living Wage For All Act, bicameral legislation to increase the federal minimum wage to 25 dollars an hour. Under a two-track phase-in, large corporate employers would be required to implement a $25 wage floor by 2032, while other businesses would have until 2039 to do so. The bill would also guarantee a living wage for workers by mandating automatic, continued increases of the federal minimum wage to two-thirds of the national median wage. The Living Wage For All Act is co-sponsored by U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Andy Kim (D-N.J.), and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.). U.S. Representatives Delia Ramirez (D-Ill-03), Analilia Mejia (D-N.J.-11). Jesús “Chuy” García (D-Ill.-04), and Lateefah Simon (D-Calif.-12) introduced companion legislation…