On Wednesday, Good Jobs Nation workers and advocates joined the President at the White House for the signing of an executive order that will raise federal contract worker pay to $10.10 an hour and raise tipped worker pay to $4.90. "The order, which applies to new and renewed contracts, could lift the wages of up to half a million people."
That’s an Order! - New York Times
"Obama is affirming the dignity and worth of all working people. As the CEO of the federal government, he is also sending a powerful message to the CEOs of private corporations that they too must honor their workers with just wages." Read more from Sr. Simone Campbell and Rev. Michael Livingston:
An executive order with moral authority - Washington Post
"This is what we went on strike for last year," Alexis Vasquez said. Alexis said it was a great feeling knowing the President was on his side. "I'm supporting my father, who lost his job as a parking valet last July, and my younger sister who's still in high school," said Alexis, who had been saving money to go to college to study architecture.
Worker wage hike: 'What we went on Strike for' - CNBC
