Pennsylvania’s minimum wage is the lowest in the region. Advocates tell lawmakers an increase is overdue.

Democratic lawmakers heard from advocates, academics and business groups Monday on a renewed push to give minimum wage workers in Pennsylvania a raise to $15 an hour. Over 100 people attended the Zoom hearing on minimum wage hosted by the Pennsylvania Senate Democratic Policy Committee, covering a broad range of topics over three...

PA Senate Democrats Hold Hearing on Raising the Minimum Wage for PA in Honor of MLK Day of Service

Harrisburg – January 18, 2021 - At the request of State Senators Art Haywood (D-Montgomery/Philadelphia), Christine Tartaglione (D-Philadelphia), and John Kane (D- Chester/Delaware) the Pennsylvania Senate Democratic Policy Committee held a virtual public hearing on raising the minimum wage for Pennsylvanians. The hearing was held on Martin...

PA Senate Democratic Policy Committee Hearing on Raising the Minimum Wage

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Martin Luther King Jr. was right. Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. When racial injustice appears and is allowed to fester on our college campuses, we believe that threat is particularly ominous. When Black students, who are often away from home for the first time, are ostracized or harassed because of the color of their skin...

PA Senate Democrats to Hold Hearing on Raising the Minimum Wage for PA in Honor of MLK Day of Service

At the request of State Senators Art Haywood (D-Montgomery/Philadelphia), Christine Tartaglione (D-Philadelphia), and John Kane (D- Chester/Delaware) the Pennsylvania Senate Democratic Policy Committee will hold a virtual public hearing on raising the minimum wage for Pennsylvanians. The hearing in being held on Martin Luther King, Jr’s Day of...

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July 21, 2019: Sen. Haywood hosts a breakfast at Arcadia University today to provide community leaders with an update on what is happening in Harrisburg and to take questions about what’s next.

July 15, 2019: Senator Haywood continues hisPoverty Listening Tour in northeast pa. City, small towns, and rural folks share the real experiences of living in poverty and the struggle to break the cycle.

July 12, 2019: — Senator Art Haywood and and fellow legislators serve up food, coffee and drinks to customers during the busy happy hour at El Fuego restaurant in support of the federal Raise the Wage Act nationwide and One Fair Wage in the state.

June 5, 2019: Sen. Art Haywood speaks alongside gun control advocates on National Gun Violence Awareness Day.

April 27, 2019: Senator Art Haywood welcomes the Team 26 Sandy Hook Riders to Philadelphia. Team 26 rides to Pittsburgh uniting Newtown with Squirrel Hill in order to reduce Gun Violence.

August 15, 2019: Senator Art Haywood Hosts 'No Place for Hate' Press Conference

September 4, 2019: State Sen. Art Haywood led a Clean Energy rally in Abington Township to propose a clean-energy bill that would slash carbon emissions from the electric power sector at least 90 percent by 2040.

September 17, 2019: Sen. Haywood joins fellow minimum wage activists in the Capitol to demand action on several pending bills that would raise the state’s minimum wage.

September 23, 2019: Senator Art Haywood welcomes Dr. Ric Baxter to Harrisburg. Dr. Ric Baxter, a national leader in Hospice and Palliative Care, is embarking on a bicycle tour the length of Pennsylvania to raise awareness of end-of-life care.

December 2, 2019 – Senator Art Haywood (D-Montgomery/Philadelphia) joined local elected officials for a dual event focused on economic justice: Senator Haywood announced the People’s Budget and the completion of the Poverty Report at the Johnson House Historic Site in Germantown.

December 11, 2019: Senator Art Haywood hosted a healthcare enrollment event on in Wyncote.

December 19, 2019: State Senator Art Haywood joined POWER to Carol for A McRaise event outside of the Chelten Avenue McDonald’s. This was an effort to get owner Derek Giacomantonio to raise the wage of his employees to $15 an hour.

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Pennsylvania’s minimum wage is the lowest in the region. Advocates tell lawmakers an increase is overdue.

PA Senate Democrats Hold Hearing on Raising the Minimum Wage for PA in Honor of MLK Day of Service

PA Senate Democratic Policy Committee Hearing on Raising the Minimum Wage

Address racism on college campuses

PA Senate Democrats to Hold Hearing on Raising the Minimum Wage for PA in Honor of MLK Day of Service

Save the date – Wednesday, January 27 at 7:00 pm

Telephone Town Hall – Topics: Mentoring and COVID-19

Own Our Solutions

Raise the Wage

Find Good Jobs & Careers

Gun Violence Prevention

Mentoring

Clean Water

Racial Justice

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Citizen Advocacy

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