As the country awaits an announcement about where Amazon's next headquarters will be located, there is equally big news coming from the online giant — they're rightfully raising their minimum wage to $15 an hour.
This is a big win for America's workers, and I know because I once worked for minimum wage. I was a young single dad raising my son and having to balance work, family life and a checkbook. After completing an apprenticeship, I became an electrician and spent my adult life fighting for working families through the labor movement.
The best social program in the world is a good job with fair wages and the dignity that comes with it. Now serving in Congress, I can say with certainty that raising wages is the moral issue of our time.
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