Minimum Wage Workers Call on Rep. Fitzpatrick to Catch Up to 1968
What: Raise the Wage! Minimum Wage Walking Tour
When: Tuesday, July 24 at 1:00 pm
Where: Levittown Town Center, Route 13 & Levittown Parkway, Levittown, PA 19054
*The tour will begin in front of the Wal-Mart SuperCenter.
LEVITTOWN– As controversy heats up over Mitt Romney’s tax returns and outsourcing, the national conversation has again turned to the growing gap between the rich and the poor. On Tuesday, July 24 at 1pm, community members and minimum wage workers will gather at the Levittown Town Center to continue that conversation and call for Congress to raise the federal minimum wage. The group will gather for a “Raise the Wage” Minimum Wage Walking Tour to call on Rep. MikeFitzpatrick to support The Catching up to 1968 Act of 2012 which would raise the minimum wage to $10 per hour.
Through visiting several low wage-paying businesses like Wal-Mart and Taco Bell, the tour will highlight the struggle of minimum wage workers who are getting by on a wage that has not been raised since 1968, when adjusted for inflation. The group will also highlight the economic benefit for local communities when the working poor have more purchasing power. Thousands of people, many of whom earn the minimum wage, are expected to participate in more than 30 events across the country on July 24 as part of a national day of action.
