ISSUE ADVOCACY One Fair Wage The Michigan Minimum Wage Increase Initiative was an indirect initiated state statute in Michigan that the state legislature voted to approve on September 5, 2018. If the legislature failed to act on the indirect initiative, the measure would have appeared on the ballot

CAMPAIGNS Protect & Defend EJAM’s Protect & Defend Campaign was created to save the voter led One Fair Wage (OFW) and Earned Paid Sick Time (EPST) proposals. If adopted into law, the ballot initiatives would have increased the state minimum wage to $12 by 2022, raised the subminimum salary to

LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT Economic Justice Alliance of Michigan Fellowship This intensive training is designed for low- and minimum-wage earners who are interested in making an impact in their community by helping workers gain more respect and compensation at work. The fellowship provides the opportunity to develop valuable community organizing