Martin Luther King Jr. Valued Workers
Martin Luther King Jr. Valued Workers: "Congress has taken eight pay raises since 1997, while denying fair pay for minimum-wage workers. On Jan. 1, congressional pay quietly rose to $165,200 -- up $31,600 since 1997. And unlike minimum-wage workers, members of Congress have good health benefits, pensions and perks.
Wages are a bedrock moral issue.
It is immoral that workers who put food on our table go without health care to put food on theirs.
It is immoral that workers who care for children, the ill and the elderly struggle to care for their own families.
It is immoral that the minimum wage keeps people in poverty instead of out of poverty.♠
King would tell Congress to value workers and raise the minimum wage. We need a wage ethic to go with our work ethic."
Wages are a bedrock moral issue.
It is immoral that workers who put food on our table go without health care to put food on theirs.
It is immoral that workers who care for children, the ill and the elderly struggle to care for their own families.
It is immoral that the minimum wage keeps people in poverty instead of out of poverty.♠
King would tell Congress to value workers and raise the minimum wage. We need a wage ethic to go with our work ethic."
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