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An increase in the minimum wage is good for Illinois workers, good for our communities and good for the economy. Call your lawmakers and tell them it's time to raise the minimum wage now!

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Infographic: Raising the Minimum Wage Would Have the Greatest Impact on Working Women The workers who stand to benefit from an increase in the minimum wage are mostly women—and these women are likely to be working mothers over age 25.

Rightwing interests continue to attack low-wage workers and families.

How a powerful rightwing lobby is plotting to stop minimum wage hikes American Legislative Exchange Council combines litigation and legislation in two-pronged attack on ‘new battleground’ of workers’ rights, documents reveal

A great and important story to pass along -- our fight to raise the minimum wage in Illinois continues!

Minimum wage battles to continue in 2015 Labor notched some big wins last year in its efforts to beef up its ranks. Organizers vow to continue that push this year on signature items such as raising the minimum wage, but business groups are equally adamant about pushing back.

One chamber down (the State Senate) -- just one more to go! It's time that the Illinois House listen to the will of the voters who delivered an unprecedented statewide bipartisan mandate to .

Press Release: Raise Illinois Coalition Applauds Senate For Passing Minimum Wage Bill, Calls On... Visit www.Raiseillinois.com – Like us on Facebook.com/RaiseIllinois – Follow on Twitter /

Working families have had enough of working people not having enough! Our action at the State Capitol send a clear message to the legislature -- pass a "clean" minimum wage bill right now!

Check out this video from our Raise Illinois press conference today -- we're calling on our state lawmakers to pass a "clean" minimum wage bill that doesn't take away the power of our cities and communities from raising the minimum wage higher if that's what the voters want. We delivered a mandate to raise the minimum wage with over 67% support -- it's time that legislators listen to the will of the people.

Raise Illinois Press Conference (Minimum Wage) - from 12-02-2014 Raise Illinois Press Conference... 12-02-2014 Raise Illinois Press Conference (Minimum Wage) by blueroomstream on Livestream - Livestream.com

Read this! Small businesses are tired of being used for an agenda they don't agree with. But the truth is that small businesses know that paying workers fair and decent wages is good for small businesses and good for our economy!

Higher minimum wage good for all businesses A letter to the editor: As a business owner in the Chicago area, I'm tired of hearing politicians and pundits claim that raising the minimum wage will hurt small business to justify their own opposition. Nothing could be further from the truth. Raising the minimum wage is smart business and smart po…

Members of the Raise Chicago coalition: us, Brighton Park Neighborhood Council, Grassroots Collaborative, Jane Addams Senior Caucus, Illinois Hunger Coalition, etc, held a press conference Monday morning to declare a victory in raising Chicago's minimum wage. The ordinance is in it's final steps with final details still to be ironed out but Chicago workers will be getting a raise!

Illinois voters delivered an overwhelming mandate of 67% in support of raising the minimum wage. Sign our petition RIGHT NOW to tell our state lawmakers to vote to in this veto session -- working families simply cannot wait any longer!

Sign the petition: Illinois General Assembly: The Voters Have Spoken! Vote Now To Raise The... I just signed a petition to The Illinois State House and The Illinois State Senate: Over 67% of Illinois voters just voted to raise the minimum wage to at least $10 an hour. Lawmakers reconvened on November 19th, and we urge them to respond to the will of the people by passing HB 3718 and SB 68 and…

Raise Illinois claims holds major rally at Lincoln Statue at State Capitol to call on state lawmakers to raise the minimum wage during veto session after voters deliver overwhelming mandate.

Yes, yes, yes! The truth is that small business owners know that raising the minimum wage is good for business. Raise Illinois SEIU Healthcare Illinois & Indiana Action Now

Illinois Business Owners Support Minimum Wage Increase | Business For a Fair Minimum Wage Business for a Fair Minimum Wage is a national network of business owners and executives who believe a fair minimum wage makes good business sense