About 90,000 workers will earn a higher minimum wage in D.C., Montgomery, and Prince George counties in Maryland Story Transcript JESSICA DESVARIEUX, TRNN PRODUCER: Welcome to The Real News Network. I’m Jessica Desvarieux in Baltimore. It’s official. The minimum wage in D.C. will be $11.50 an hour. That’s scheduled to be in place by 2016 […]
Author Archives: Delvone Michael
Delvone Michael is the Director of DC Working Families, a new progressive political organization launched by a coalition of labor, community and faith leaders, who want to make the District work for all its residents, not just the wealthy and well-connected. The formation of DC Working Families was inspired by the growing success of the Working Families Party in places like New York, Connecticut and Oregon. DC Working Families recently launched it's first campaign: to put a $12.50 minimum wage on the November 2014 ballot.