SEATTLE MAKES HOPEFUL MOVE TO $15 MINIMUM WAGE---MAKING THIS SO ELSEWHERE WILL REQUIRE THE EFFORTS OF EACH OF US

Congratulations to the City of Seattle for passing a $15 minimum wage. 

(Picture is of Seattle that I took from the Space Needle in 2010.)

The minimum wage has not nearly kept up with inflation over the years. 

A living wage ordinance here in Houston would be part of a complete social justice agenda of which the recently passed anti-discrimination ordinance would be an important component. 

I once asked Democratic Houston Mayor Annise Parker directly at a blogger event if she would consider a living wage ordinance for Houston. 

I'm sorry to say that Mayor Parker's reply was a clear no. 

This response was not a surprise from Mayor Parker given her support of Houston's cruel anti-food sharing ordinance.  

We can't count on anyone but ourselves to make our political leaders understand that hard working people merit a fair and living wage for a hard day's work.

There have been protests in the United States and around the world for fair wages from McDonald's, Wal-Mart and other large employers.    

The work of freedom is up to each of us. Everyday resistance is up to each of us.

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