State leaders advocate for adoption of $20 minimum wage in Wisconsin
CBS 58 MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- State leaders unveiled their new plan in Milwaukee Friday, to help Wisconsin residents earn more money.
It's a one-year campaign led by the Wisconsin Living Wage Coalition.
Joining the effort were gubernatorial candidates Kelda Roys, Francesca Hong and Mandela Barnes. All three advocated for Wisconsinites to be paid what they deserve.
"It is not fair to make workers come and beg the politicians for a wage that doesn't even get us to a living wage," said state Sen. Roys.
"This is about dignity in your work," Rep. Hong said. "This is about putting power back in the hand of working-class people to fight back against corporate corruption and greed."
"When we have a living wage, we have a safer community," Barnes said. "When we have a living wage, we have healthier community. When we have living wages, we provide opportunity to those folks who have been denied it for far too long."
The current minimum wage in Wisconsin is $7.25 per hour.
The new legislation would raise pay to $20 an hour. Supporters hope the bill will be signed into law by 2027.
