Issue Position: Jobs and the Economy

Issue Position

When people have jobs, a fair wage and work-related satisfaction, they contribute to the local and state economy. When there are viable jobs in a community and opportunities for employees to improve themselves and their lives, companies, the community, the economy and individuals thrive.

Fight to increase the minimum wage to a fair, sustainable living wage and remove the ability of companies to require candidates and new hires to sign documents that waive their constitutional rights as a condition of employment.
Fight to completely close the gender-wage gap to make Michigan an equal pay state across all industries.
Provide realistic job-training, professional development opportunities regardless of industry.
Promote progress on the Aerotropolis by promoting the Willow Run-Detroit Metropolitan Airport (DTW) Detroit Region Aerotropolis to attract and retain business, industry and local jobs and serve as a catalyst to economic growth in our towns.
Support a diversified portfolio of business types by creating a friendly business climate for small businesses, entrepreneurs and work-at-home professionals.
Support using yesterday's business infrastructure to build for today and tomorrow. Promote using and retooling parts of our manufacturing infrastructure and applying the expertise in Michigan to make the state friendly to today's in-demand fields and industries with an eye towards the future.
Encourage partnerships to help improve today's workforce and train tomorrow's with more public-private partnerships for job-training/co-op programs for students and for adults who are jobless, low-wage earners or underemployed.

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