Mario Cuomo Campaign for Economic Justice

We applaud Governor Cuomo for continuing New York's proud tradition of leading the way on progressive issues, and look forward to working with the Governor and elected representatives across the state to raise working men and women and their families out of a life of struggling to make ends meet. When working people come together to stand up for themselves, everyone wins. We are confident that NY will pave the way to raise the minimum wage to $15 so that everyone has a real chance for a successful future.

Hector Figueroa

In his bold call to raise the minimum wage to $15, the Governor is continuing his fight to ensure fairness and opportunity for all hard-working New Yorkers. Our home care members, who struggle to support their families while caring for our state's most vulnerable citizens, and all of New York’s healthcare workers are very grateful to the Governor for championing their cause.

George Gresham

Raising wages for workers will allow them to provide a better life for themselves and their families and lead to an injection of more consumer spending in our local economies. It's good for workers, good for families, and good for our economy.

Peter Ward

It’s time to raise up our communities, our state, and our nation with higher wages; it’s time to build a better economy that strengthens all working people and all families, not just the wealthy elite. Today’s announcement for fast food workers is an important win for working people. The next step has to be including retail and other workers. So, listen up Albany: now is the moment to do what is right for all working people.

Stuart Appelbaum