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Urge MI Senators & Your U.S. Representative to Pass Bold COVID Relief Bill

By MUUSJN on Wednesday, March 3rd, 2021

Call Your Michigan Senators Senator Debbie Stabenow: 1-202-224-4822 Senator Gary Peters: 1-202-224-6221 Thank Them for Being Willing to Support the American Rescue Plan To Bring Relief to Michigan Families and Communities The COVID pandemic — and the economic and health crisis it triggered — is devastating families across the country. On February 26th, the U.S. House adopted a $1.9 trillion COVID relief package called the “American Rescue Plan”. Click HERE for details from a recent article in the Detroit Free Press that spells out how the plan includes billions in relief for Michigan: THE BATTLE TO GET A $15/HOUR RAISE ADOPTED IN THE SENATE Recently, the Senate parliamentarian ruled that a raise in the minimum wage could not be included in the Senate COVID relief bill under Senate “reconciliation” […]

Celebrate Progress Toward Raising the Minimum Wage in Michigan This Sunday

By MUUSJN on Friday, July 19th, 2019

BILL TO RAISE MINIMUM WAGE TO $15/HOUR ADOPTED IN U.S. HOUSE  Join Rep’s Debbie Dingell, Brenda Lawrence, Rashida Tlaib Sunday, July 21st 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.  COLORS RESTAURANT,  311 E. Grand River Ave, Detroit Celebrate milestone for federal minimum wage increase; Congresswomen to serve food to service workers; and  Get update on One Fair Wage campaign in MI Supreme Court Refreshments served.  COLORS restaurant will have a One Fair Wage brunch menu for purchase.  Click HERE to reserve a place at this free event via Eventbrite.  MUUSJN and other allies helped pack the court when the Michigan Supreme Court heard testimony on whether the legislature’s lame duck “adopt and amend” strategy to gut the One Fair Wage and the Earned Paid Sick Time policies was constitutional. Click HERE for […]