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Candidates back raising minimum wage, indexing it to inflation and strengthening unions
Summary
Forum participants linked minimum-wage increases to housing and health outcomes, urged indexing the wage to inflation and spoke about worker organizing and union protections for tech and service jobs.
Multiple candidates said raising the minimum wage and indexing it to inflation should be a federal priority to stop repeated fights over wages. One candidate described personal experience earning tipped wages and waiting tables and said indexing would prevent recurring struggles for working families.
Panelists also discussed unions and collective bargaining as tools to secure better pay and benefits. Speakers tied wage policy to housing stability and childcare affordability, arguing that reliable wages reduce reliance on social benefits and make community colleges and public education investments more effective at producing stable careers.
