Supreme Court: Do what is right for us With over 400,000 signatures supporting the initiatives, citizen groups throughout Michigan had qualified two proposals for the November 6, 2018, ballot. The Michigan One Fair Wage (MOFW) and Michigan Time To Care (MTTC), would have raised Michigan’s minimum wage to $12.00/hour by 2022 and required
Nathan Triplett commentary Below is some commentary from Nathan Triplett, Staff Attorney for the Dem Caucus: The Michigan Supreme Court heard oral argument this morning on the constitutionality of the adopt-and-amend scheme used by legislative Republicans to gut the Michigan One Fair Wage and MI Time to Care initiated laws during the 2018
Thank You For Your Participation! Thank you all who participated in yesterdays actions to Protect and Defend One Fair Wage and Earned Paid Sick Time at the Michigan Supreme Court. Over 50 of our fellow members and allies came on our respective behalf. Not only did we have a great presence in the
Column: On wages, the people spoke, but will the court listen? Check out the following article: http://bit.ly/2XNs13T
Over 60 state and federal officials, dozens of diverse organizations filed 14 amicus briefs against “adopt and amend” maneuver Elected Officials, Civil Rights Groups Urge Michigan Supreme Court to Strike Down the Legislature’s Unconstitutional Laws on Wages, Sick Time Benefits...Over 60 state and federal officials, dozens of diverse organizations filed 14 amicus briefs
GOP lame duck law making citizen ballot drives difficult is being challenged in court Check out the following article: https://www.metrotimes.com/news-hits/archives/2019/05/24/gop-lame-duck-law-making-citizen-ballot-drives-difficult-is-being-challenged-in-court#.XO7Aoc7bD3c.email
Detroit Future City: Growing Detroit’s African-American Middle Class Check out the following article: https://detroitfuturecity.com/middleclassreport/documents/DFC_Growing-Detroit%E2%80%99s-African-American-Middle-Class.pdf
GOP lawmakers ask Michigan court to rule on lame-duck laws Check out the following article: https://apnews.com/c740aba899d74e7db156c38c5305ef31
Economic Justice Fellowship Application Process Now Open Apply now for EJAM’s intensive training, which is designed for individuals who are interested in making an impact in their community through organizing around economic justice issues like raising wages or ensuring benefits like earned paid sick time. The fellowship provides the opportunity to gain valuable
Strong majorities across the partisan spectrum support earned paid sick time and minimum wage; legislators who bait and switched on these issues lose support December 14, 2018 LANSING – The Economic Justice Alliance of Michigan released a new poll today showing that voters continue to overwhelmingly support the paid sick time and minimum wage
