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Issue Position: Living Wage

Issue Position

Date: Jan. 1, 2018
Issues: Employment and Affirmative Action

We should adopt a state minimum wage, and set a course toward $15/hour
The current rate in NH is the federal rate of $7.25/hr. The 2018 minimum wage is $10/hr in Maine; $10.10 in Massachusetts, Rode Island and Connecticut; $10.40 in NY state and $10.50 in Vermont.

It's time to set a state minimum with a phase-in to reach $15.00 in a few years. With the current low unemployment rate, local employers are raising wages to attract workers, and the gap between the entry level wage paid by most businesses and $15/hour is shrinking.
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If we want to attract young workers to NH, we need wages that are competitive with our neighboring states.


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