Small Business Owners for a Living Wage
Add your name to the growing movement of Maine small business owners calling on our congressional delegation to support a $15 federal minimum wage and to eliminate the subminimum wage by 2027.
Our Mission
As small business owners, we advocate for policies that promote responsible economic development, environmental stewardship, and investment in community. We are the backbone of Maine’s economy, and we help provide a political voice for Maine’s small business community. We believe that good economic policy works both for small business owners and the customers they serve.
For Our Survival
The COVID-19 crisis poses an unprecedented threat to our small businesses. Many of us have had to lay off employees who have been with us for years, are struggling to pay rent, and will likely lose our livelihoods unless our government acts swiftly.
Sign on: Support Maine power for Maine people
CMP's mismanagement has real impacts on small businesses who need reliable and affordable electricity to run their businesses. Mainers deserve an energy utility that’s transparent and accountable to Maine people — not wealthy investors and shareholders.
Sign on: Small businesses support the Raise the Wage Act
In July the House of Representatives—including Rep. Chellie Pingree and Rep. Jared Golden—voted for the Raise the Wage Act, which would gradually raise the minimum wage to $15 by 2024. However, it still awaits a vote in the Senate and Senators Angus King and Susan Collins have not yet said if they will support it.
Show our senators that small business owners support a living wage for all Americans. Sign on as a public supporter of the Raise the Wage Act today:
Sign on: Restore overtime protections for Mainers!
The Trump administration just announced they’re rolling back Obama-era rules expanding overtime protections and denying thousands of Mainers the right to be compensated for their work.
The good news is that Maine legislators have a chance to fight back and pass a bill, LD 402, to put Obama’s overtime protections in place for more Maine workers. It’s their chance to stand against Trump and stand up for us.
Sign on to our open letter to lawmakers today and urge them to oppose Trump’s rollback of overtime protections and support LD 402: