LWVTC General Meeting: A Living Wage

The Thurston County League of Women Voters General Meeting topic for April 2016 will be Living Wage. During this meeting, we will hear about a range of challenges faced by people in our community who have limited incomes. It is amazing how many aspects of “Economic Justice have impacts on a low income person or family as they struggle to make ends meet.

Mindie Reule, from the Thurston Asset Building Coalition will introduce us to the Economic Advancement Hub of the Coalition. She will tell us about the work they do. She will also help us explore a variety of factors that influence a living wage.
A representative from the Washington State Labor Council will also be present to talk about their efforts to address the living wage. The focus of this presentation will be recent and current activities related to raising the minimum wage in Washington State, including details of Initiative 1433