NJ Working Families Alliance Statement on Assembly and Senate Passing of $15 Minimum Wage

Trenton- In response to the passage of the A15/S15 to raise the minimum wage to $15 per hour, in both Assembly and Senate Houses, New Jersey Working Families Executive Director Analilia Mejia issued the following statement:

“After years of standing up and speaking out, New Jersey’s working families are on the verge of getting their hard-won raise. This historic legislation will mean real economic security for hundreds of thousands of New Jerseyans, helping them cover groceries, pay the bills, and afford rent. What’s more, it will put money in the pockets of consumers who will then make purchases at local businesses and drive our economy forward. We thank elected leaders in Trenton for heeding the call of working families across this state and taking us one big step closer to a fairer and more prosperous New Jersey.”

New Jersey Working Families is a progressive political organization that fights for racial, social, and economic justice. For the last four years it has coordinated the “Raise NJ” coalition, which spearheads the fight for a statewide $15 minimum wage.

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