There are multiple opportunities in the remaining days of Alabama’s legislative session to push things in a better direction - toward an Alabama where hard work is respected, workers are protected and companies receiving public support are held accountable.

Here’s the good news - you can help move these bills forward today. It only takes a moment to contact your lawmakers and ask them to support policies that put working people first. Here are important actions you can take right now:

SB 171 by Sen. Robert Stewart, D-Selma, would ease the pressure on Alabamians by implementing a state minimum wage of $10 per hour.

This step forward would help workers and the overall economies of our state’s poorest areas. Many Alabama counties have seen population losses because people are forced out when they can no longer rely on a functional economy to earn enough to meet their needs and build a future. A $10 minimum wage would be an important step toward a sustainable economic future for many Alabama communities.

SB 291, sponsored by Sen. Merika Coleman, D-Pleasant Grove, would allow Alabama to claw back tax incentives from companies that violate child labor or human trafficking laws. Taxpayer dollars should never reward corporations that exploit children or break the law.

SB 171 and SB 291 haven’t yet been placed on the agenda for a vote in the Senate Finance and Taxation General Fund Committee.

We are asking you to contact that committee’s chairman, Sen. Greg Albritton, and ask him to bring these bills up in the next committee meeting. 

Our economy doesn’t work unless it works for all working Alabamians. Call now to ask Sen. Albritton to give Alabama’s workers an opportunity to earn a decent living.