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Day: September 28, 2020

What a $15 Minimum Wage Would Mean for Maryland Good Jobs, Secure Families, and a Healthy Economy

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A Bill to Increase Maryland’s Minimum Wage to $15 by July 2023

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Md. Democrat’s Proposal for $15 Minimum Wage: “Helping Working People”

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State House Democrats Raising Working Wages and Holding Down Costs

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.22″ custom_padding=”0px||0px||true”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.6.3″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.6.3″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_blurb _builder_version=”4.6.3″ _module_preset=”default”] ANNAPOLIS, Md. — State House Democrats say their agenda is designed to build a stronger middle class, by raising their wages and holding down their costs. Democrats are guaranteeing, not just promising, to raise the state minimum wage to $15

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More than 600 Catholic Institutions with Employee Unions

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US Bishops: “Workers’ share of the fruits of the economy has be declining for decades”

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Voter Registration Volunteer Training

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The Sixth Sunday of Easter

In yesterday’s Gospel, Jesus used the agricultural analogy of a vine to teach us that two lessons:  a)     There must be regular pruning of fruitless branches. b)    Branches that remain close to the vine will bear fruit.  The first lesson, that of pruning, hit home for me personally. I’m wearing a cap on

The Fifth Sunday of Easter

Greetings on a sunny afternoon. Fr. Brian was indisposed this week so we were unable to video our weekly chat of ‘The Thought.’ The buck got passed back to me and here I am taking my pulse on how I am feeling in our world at the moment… Continue on

The Sixth Sunday of Easter

In yesterday’s Gospel, Jesus used the agricultural analogy of a vine to teach us that two lessons:  a)     There must be regular pruning of fruitless branches. b)    Branches that remain close to the vine will bear fruit.  The first lesson, that of pruning, hit home for me personally. I’m wearing a cap on

The Fifth Sunday of Easter

Greetings on a sunny afternoon. Fr. Brian was indisposed this week so we were unable to video our weekly chat of ‘The Thought.’ The buck got passed back to me and here I am taking my pulse on how I am feeling in our world at the moment… Continue on

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