The Justice Party seeks economic solutions that lead to economic prosperity for all Americans through measures that will grow the Main Street economy and address the causes of the gross disparity in wealth and income in the United States, now greater than at any time since the 1920's.

Please spend an hour with us for...

A CONVERSATION WITH
ROCKY ANDERSON AND RALPH NADER

Raise the Minimum Wage

Saturday, May 4
12 PM ET / 11 AM CT / 10 AM MT / 9 AM PT
for one hour

Dial-in number: 1-267-507-0240
Conference code: 358273
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"It is long past time for minimum-wage workers to receive a raise," Nader writes in The Wall Street Journal. "Had the federal minimum wage just kept pace with inflation since 1968, it would stand today at $10.67 per hour, not $7.25."

Ralph Nader, a well known political activist, attorney, lecturer and consumer advocate, who gained notoriety as a crusader of car safety reform in the '60s, has launched, with the Center for the Study of Responsive Law, Time for a Raise, a campaign to increase the federal minimum wage as a prosperity measure to help lift people out of poverty and improve the economy as a whole. The CEO of Wal-Mart earns $11,000/hr while his employees earn $7.25/hr, a rate that when adjusted for inflation is lower than the pay rate of Wal-Mart employees in 1972. While worker productivity has markedly increased since the 70's, income has stagnated since then for most wage earners. Learn how raising the minimum wage will help to lift all boats and what you can do to help real people in the new economy. A question and answer period will follow the discussion.

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BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Website: Time for a Raise
Ralph Nader’s Newest Crusade: Raising the Minimum Wage
Minimum Wage Raise Essential to Fix Our Economy
The Cruel Gap Between CEO Pay and the Stagnant Minimum Wage
April: Show Up To Catch Up With 1968
Getting Tough on Devastating Corporate Crime
Walmart Bosses: Time for a Decision
Ralph Nader Statement: Rep. Keith Ellison’s "Inclusive Prosperity Act"
Time for a Sales Tax on Wall Street
Austerity is hurting our health, say researchers

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12 PM ET / 11 AM CT / 10 AM MT / 9 AM PT

Contact: Linda Boyd