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Enthusiastic congratulations also to our core partner, CASA de Maryland, for leading the referendum fight on the Maryland DREAM Act, which was approved overwhelmingly by Maryland voters on November 6th.
The Act, which grants in-state tuition benefits to most immigrant college students, sets a new precedent in the fight for immigrant rights and equality – this is the first time tuition benefits have been approved by popular vote. ¡Sí se pudo!
Warehouse workers within Walmart’s supply chain in New Jersey, Illinois, and California frequently complain of unsafe working conditions, poverty wages and the underpayment of wages. CPD is supporting worker groups in three states to mobilize, by providing legal, organizing and fundraising support.
Support Walmart workers online
At $7.25 per hour, New York’s minimum wage remains decades out of date. With growing numbers of New York State residents relying on low-wage jobs to survive, too many workers do not earn enough to afford basic expenses. CPD is working hard on the campaign to raise the minimum wage to $8.50 per hour.
Sign the petition to increase New York state's minimum wage
