A Labor Day rally called for a minimum wage that would truly cover the average cost of living for New Yorkers. The group One Fair Wage released a report in which researchers at MIT said most workers would need to earn $25.00 an-hour to cover the cost of living, and likely $30.00 an-hour in New York and other higher cost states.
The group said even recent raises in the state minimum wage don’t allow people to pay rising rent, food and utility bills.
“Basically one in two New Yorkers, one in two Americans, is not earning enough right now to meet the cost of living,” said One Fair Wage President Saru Jayaraman. “Pretty much the top of every poll, every inquiry of people is saying I I don’t earn enough to meet the cost of living right now.”…