The growth in income inequality in this country is not only an economic crisis; it’s a moral crisis as well. Federal minimum wage still isn’t nearly enough to pay for basic needs.

In 2016, our #JewsFor15 campaign joined with the sustained efforts of low-wage workers and labor organizers to win passage of historic bills to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour in New York and California, two of the most populous states in the nation. The bills also each provide a form of paid sick days or family leave.