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YORK NEW YORK

The worst incomeinequality in

the nation

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198 201Average income for groups in

New York in the Mario Cuomo

era. (Inflation-adjusted)

$418,075

50% 50%45% 45%5% 5%1% 1%

$15,746 $13,165

$1,955,494

Average income for

groups in New York in

the Andrew Cuomo era.

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New Yorks economy is only growing low-wagejobs. We have less and less jobs with a fair wage.Source: Fiscal Policy Institutes seasonal adjustment of CES employment data and QCEW 2012 annual average wage data from NYS DOL.

- 51,000

HIgh-Wage Industries ($75K)

- 72,000MIddle-Wage Industries ($4575K)

-100,000 -50,000 0 50,000 100,000 150,000 200,000 250,000

EmploymentchangefromJ

uly2008to

July2012

+ 223,000Low-Wage Industries (Below $45K)

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One in threeworkers: working

low-wage jobs

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Majority of low-wage workers Majority of fast-food workers 30% more likely than men to

be paid low wages

Women: hit harder by low-wage economy

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More adults working low-wage& fast-food jobs

70% of fast-food workers aremain earners for their family

2.8 million adult New Yorkerswork low-wage jobs

Not teenagersany more

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1930 1930

0 48

2% 50%

4% 52%

6% 54%

8% 56%

10% 58%

1950 19501970 19701990 19902013 2013

After tax corporate profits

as a percentage of GDP

Employee compensation

as a percentage of GDP

Corporate profits:85-year high

Worker wages:65-year low

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NY taxpayers$700 million

every yearMcDonalds, KFC,Pizza Hut

While taxpayers subsidize low-wage employers...

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Fast food CEOsamong the

highest-paidworkers in America

... and CEOs get rich ...

Average pay:

$23m/year,up 400%

since 2000

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In 1963, they marched for a $2 minimum wage:that would be $13.39 today.

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Strong majorities of voters support higher wages

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But new minimumwage increases

are blockedinWashingtonand Albany

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How can we boost paychecksandraise wagesin New York

here and now?

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Voters supportRaiseUpNY

Local power toraise the wage

Siena Poll

73% in favor:Big majorities everywherein the state

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Statewide wageshould be a floor,

not a ceiling

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Local wage authority unlocks bigger paycheckslocally AND statewide

CALIFORNIA$10 by 2016

WASHINGTON$9.32 and indexed

MARYLAND$10.10 by 2018

D.C.$11.50 by 2016

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Local campaigns to raise the wage:keep wage fights strong and visible

SEATAC$15 for airport-

related jobs

SEATTLE$15 withphase-in

CHICAGO$15 for large

employers

SAN FRANCISCO$15

OAKLAND$12.25

SAN DIEGO$13

LAS CRUCES, NM$10.10

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Local campaigns to raise the wage:build support for statewide increases

CALIFORNIA2002 Statewide $6.752003 San Francisco $8.50

2008 Statewide $8.002012 San Jose $102013 Statewide $10

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Local campaigns to raise the wage:build support for statewide increases

NEW MEXICO2003 Statewide $4.252004 Santa Fe $8.50

2006 Santa Fe $9.502006 Albuquerque $7.502007 Statewide $7.50

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Local campaigns to raise the wage:build support for statewide increases

MARYLAND / D.C.2012 Maryland Statewide $7.252013 Montgomery &

Prince Georges Counties$11.50

2013 District of Columbia $11.502014 Maryland Statewide $10.10

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Its time to raisethe wage and

keep raising iteverywhere acrossNew York.

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RaiseUpNY the way forward

$10.10 statewideminimum wage

Indexed for infla-tion - regular cost ofliving increases

Local power to raise

the wage - up to30% higher to meetlocal costs

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RAISE UP NY:Local Power to Raise

The Wage Lift workers out of poverty Empower localities to enact

higher local wages Meet regional living costs Reduce income inequality

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