Wes Moore on Jobs

	Wes Moore on Jobs

Create Service Year Option for young people to give back

I ordered the creation of the Department of Service and Civic Innovation. Our order consolidates and elevates the agencies of state government that support service opportunities. We need to follow it with legislation, The Serve Act, that will create a Service Year Option. While our young people give back, they also lay the foundation for their future success through job training and mentorship programs and create a lifelong habit of service to our state. Something we so desperately need. Source: 2023 State of the State Address to the Maryland legislature , Feb 1, 2023

Raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2023

Support working families by raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2023, strengthening Maryland's childcare and early childhood education systems, implementing a comprehensive paid family and medical leave program in Maryland, and leveraging new federal transportation funds to connect people with new opportunities. Source: 2022 Maryland Gubernatorial campaign website WesMoore.com , Jul 24, 2022

Protect and expand the right of workers to join unions

The North Star of the Moore-Miller administration will be to ensure that all working people have access to good jobs and the power to determine their wages and working conditions. Wes and Aruna are committed to protecting and expanding the right of workers to join unions and bargain collectively; this way expanding work, wages, and wealth for every family in Maryland, with a commitment to equity. Source: 2022 Maryland Gubernatorial campaign website WesMoore.com , Jul 24, 2022

Ensure equal pay for women, remove salary history in hiring

Ensure equal pay for women by exploring policies requiring companies to disclose demographics on gender, race and salary bands; and removing salary history from the interview process.

Establish a Women in STEM focus across all levels of education and invest in job training and credentialing programs to drive women into high-demand, high-paying STEM jobs.

Source: 2022 Maryland Gubernatorial campaign website WesMoore.com , Jul 24, 2022

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