Largest New Mexico County Raises Minimum Wage – Despite Governor’s Opposition
Yesterday, working people in Bernalillo County won a hard-fought victory as county council members passed a minimum-wage increase by a vote of 3-2. The minimum wage will go up from $7.50 to $8.50 – an...
View ArticleStatement by Working America on Recent Events in Bernalillo County, NM
On Tuesday night, at a hearing to consider a minimum-wage raise in Bernalillo County, a Working America staff member and a Working America member were subjected to several smears on social media by...
View ArticleFive Bucks An Hour When the Minimum Wage is $8.50? That’s Theft.
On Thursday, June 27, at 6:00 p.m., Working America, OLE, El Centro de Igualdad y Derechos, and attorneys from the New Mexico Center on Law and Poverty will host a clinic for workers to discuss wage...
View ArticleIn A Little Seen Move, County Commissioners Make Life Better for Thousands of...
This week in Bernalillo County this first phase-in of the new minimum wage increase begins. Now 10,000 low wage workers and their families will be making $8.00 an hour instead of $7.50. Next year, it...
View ArticleHow We’re Raising Wages in New Mexico Even Though Our Republican Governor...
Like so many New Mexico workers, we were disheartened when Gov. Susana Martinez vetoed a reasonable increase in the minimum wage last year. We were even more disheartened when she scrubbed her website...
View ArticleThis Week, We Could Expand One of the Nation’s Highest Living Wages to...
On Tuesday, Feb. 11, Working America members will attend the final county commission public hearing to express their support for an ordinance establishing a living wage in the unincorporated areas of...
View ArticleOfficials Attempt to Delay Minimum Wage Increase in New Mexico’s Largest...
In 2013, Working New Mexico members fought for a minimum wage increase in Bernalillo County—and won. Bernalillo is the most populous county in the state and includes the city of Albuquerque. The...
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