NJ raises minimum wages

I do think it's a cool thing to do, especially with our high living costs.

Governor Jon S. Corzine today announced that New Jersey’s hourly minimum wage will increase by one dollar to $7.15 on October 1. The federal minimum wage rate remains at $5.15 an hour.

“We honor and value New Jersey’s working families,” said Governor Corzine this morning at a labor event in Atlantic City. “This increase in the minimum wage is an important step towards helping them afford a better quality of life, and we need to continue in this direction. It’s the right thing for our workers, our state and our economy.”

“All low-wage earners work hard to provide a roof over their family’s head, food on the table, and clothes for their children,” said Labor Commissioner David J. Socolow. “If they are working hard to achieve this, we owe them a fair wage.”