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RAISEUP
NEW
YORK
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YORK NEW YORK
The worst incomeinequality in
the nation
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198 201Average income for groups in
New York in the Mario Cuomo
era. (Inflation-adjusted)
$418,075
50% 50%45% 45%5% 5%1% 1%
$15,746 $13,165
$1,955,494
Average income for
groups in New York in
the Andrew Cuomo era.
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New Yorks economy is only growing low-wagejobs. We have less and less jobs with a fair wage.Source: Fiscal Policy Institutes seasonal adjustment of CES employment data and QCEW 2012 annual average wage data from NYS DOL.
- 51,000
HIgh-Wage Industries ($75K)
- 72,000MIddle-Wage Industries ($4575K)
-100,000 -50,000 0 50,000 100,000 150,000 200,000 250,000
EmploymentchangefromJ
uly2008to
July2012
+ 223,000Low-Wage Industries (Below $45K)
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One in threeworkers: working
low-wage jobs
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Majority of low-wage workers Majority of fast-food workers 30% more likely than men to
be paid low wages
Women: hit harder by low-wage economy
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More adults working low-wage& fast-food jobs
70% of fast-food workers aremain earners for their family
2.8 million adult New Yorkerswork low-wage jobs
Not teenagersany more
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1930 1930
0 48
2% 50%
4% 52%
6% 54%
8% 56%
10% 58%
1950 19501970 19701990 19902013 2013
After tax corporate profits
as a percentage of GDP
Employee compensation
as a percentage of GDP
Corporate profits:85-year high
Worker wages:65-year low
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NY taxpayers$700 million
every yearMcDonalds, KFC,Pizza Hut
While taxpayers subsidize low-wage employers...
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Fast food CEOsamong the
highest-paidworkers in America
... and CEOs get rich ...
Average pay:
$23m/year,up 400%
since 2000
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In 1963, they marched for a $2 minimum wage:that would be $13.39 today.
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Strong majorities of voters support higher wages
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But new minimumwage increases
are blockedinWashingtonand Albany
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How can we boost paychecksandraise wagesin New York
here and now?
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Voters supportRaiseUpNY
Local power toraise the wage
Siena Poll
73% in favor:Big majorities everywherein the state
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Statewide wageshould be a floor,
not a ceiling
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Local wage authority unlocks bigger paycheckslocally AND statewide
CALIFORNIA$10 by 2016
WASHINGTON$9.32 and indexed
MARYLAND$10.10 by 2018
D.C.$11.50 by 2016
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Local campaigns to raise the wage:keep wage fights strong and visible
SEATAC$15 for airport-
related jobs
SEATTLE$15 withphase-in
CHICAGO$15 for large
employers
SAN FRANCISCO$15
OAKLAND$12.25
SAN DIEGO$13
LAS CRUCES, NM$10.10
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Local campaigns to raise the wage:build support for statewide increases
CALIFORNIA2002 Statewide $6.752003 San Francisco $8.50
2008 Statewide $8.002012 San Jose $102013 Statewide $10
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Local campaigns to raise the wage:build support for statewide increases
NEW MEXICO2003 Statewide $4.252004 Santa Fe $8.50
2006 Santa Fe $9.502006 Albuquerque $7.502007 Statewide $7.50
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Local campaigns to raise the wage:build support for statewide increases
MARYLAND / D.C.2012 Maryland Statewide $7.252013 Montgomery &
Prince Georges Counties$11.50
2013 District of Columbia $11.502014 Maryland Statewide $10.10
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Its time to raisethe wage and
keep raising iteverywhere acrossNew York.
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RaiseUpNY the way forward
$10.10 statewideminimum wage
Indexed for infla-tion - regular cost ofliving increases
Local power to raise
the wage - up to30% higher to meetlocal costs
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RAISE UP NY:Local Power to Raise
The Wage Lift workers out of poverty Empower localities to enact
higher local wages Meet regional living costs Reduce income inequality
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nyworkersrising.org
RAISEUP
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