On Thursday, July 24, the federal minimum wage increased from $5.85 to $6.55 an hour, providing a much-needed but inadequate boost to workers and our economy. The $6.55 minimum wage will still leave workers with less buying power than they had in 1997 at the start of the longest period in history without a raise. Even after the recent increase in the minimum wage, it will be far below the minimum wage of 1968, which is worth $9.86 now.As part of the Let Justice Roll Living Wage Campaign (a nonpartisan coalition of more than 90 faith, community, labor and business organizations), DJAN (the Disciples Justice Action Network), the Disciples Center for Public Witness, and DAWN (the Disciples Advocacy and Witness Network) have joined with other groups to launch the “10 in 10” campaign to raise the federal minimum wage to $10 an hour in 2010.
The '10 in 10' campaign is beginning with a call to faith leaders across the nation to endorse a letter that will be delivered to the new Congress in January in a groundswell of support for a minimum wage that lifts people out of poverty. In combination with the faith letter, Let Justice Roll is organizing "Living Wage Days" services and community events across the nation January 10 and 11.
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