Activism Carries the Day in Minimum Wage Campaign
Monday, December 23, 2013(Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO)
Thanks to the
support of thousands
of area activists, the D.C. Council unanimously
passed a bill last week that
raises the minimum wage to $11.50 an hour by
2016 and ensures paid sick days
for all D.C. workers, including tipped workers.
“This couldn’t have happened
without your support,” said Metro Washington
Council President Jos Williams.
“Because of your phone calls and emails
pressuring
D.C. councilmembers to do the right thing, they
came through for working
people. The fight for a living wage for all
workers has been hard fought and
it’s still not over, but I’m glad that we
can now celebrate a hard-won victory
for working families.” Williams urged
activists to “share our
graphic to celebrate our
victories for working people in
the District,” noting that
“your voice in this
fight has a real impact. Those phone calls you
made, those meetings you attended, those
rallies you showed up for—they created real
change
for workers in D.C.”