Minimum Wage Increase Boost’s Women’s Economic Security
To the editor:
If possible, start your letter with a short reference to a recent article in the paper about the minimum wage debate or the local economy.
Congress has not raised the federal minimum wage since 2009. And for women, who represent nearly two-thirds of minimum wage workers, this means real hardship.
Today,awoman who works full time all year long at the federal minimum wage of $7.25 an hour– with no vacations or sick days – will still be in poverty. And,for women workers in “tipped” occupations, such as restaurant workers, who only earn a federal minimum wage of $2.13 an hour, it is even worse.
At the YWCA of <INSERT ASSOCIATION NAME>, we believe in economic security for women and families. That is why we strongly support raising the federal minimum wage and tipped minimum wage.If the minimum wage is increased to $9.80 an hour, more than 28 million workers would get a raise, nearly 55 percent of them women. That means increased economic security for them, and more money moving through our economy for everyone else.
Our nation is stillstruggling to recover from the greatest economic crisis since the Great Depression. The fact that many hardworking women are still not earning enough to make ends meet is only making matters worse. Our nation can, and should, do better.
NAME
TITLE, YWCA of [Insert Local Association]
The YWCA Supports Working Women and Their Families
To the editor:
If possible, start your letter with a short reference to a recent article in the paper about the minimum wage debate or the local economy.
Congress has not raised the federal minimum wage since 2009. If a worker works full time all year – with no vacations or sick days – for the current federal minimum wage of $7.25 an hour, she will still be in poverty. If the minimum wage is increased to $9.80, more than 28 million workers would get a raise, nearly 55 percent of them women. That means increased economic security for them, and more money moving through our economy for everyone else.
At the <YOUR ORGANIZATION>, we work with <QUANTIFY, IF YOU CAN – dozens, hundreds> of women every year to boost their skills and increase their job prospects. <DESCRIBE WORKFORCE DEV PROGRAM(S)>.
The YWCA and the women of <YOUR COMMUNITY/CITY NAME> are doing our part. It’s time for Congress to act and raise the federal minimum wage.
NAME
TITLE, YWCA of [Insert Local Association]