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title: "4 Wage Floor Quotes by 4 authors"
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> [The bottom has fallen out of America's wage floor. And the erosion of the minimum wage has lowered pay and working standards…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-trumka/the-bottom-has-fallen-out-of-america-s-wage-floor-and-the-erosion-of/)

[Richard Trumka](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-trumka/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fd4/richard-trumka-23732_america_the-bottom-has-fallen-out-of-america-s-w_178690.jpg)

> [Massachusetts led the nation passing the first state minimum wage a century ago in June 1912, and with passage of an $11…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/holly-sklar/massachusetts-led-the-nation-passing-the-first-state-minimum-wage-a/)

[Holly Sklar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/holly-sklar/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6d0/holly-sklar-88469_century_massachusetts-led-the-nation-passing-the_1240947.jpg)

> [When we lift the wage floor, it not only betters the lives of those whose wages are directly affected, it also lifts…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-perez/when-we-lift-the-wage-floor-it-not-only-betters-the-lives-of-those/)

[Thomas Perez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-perez/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/291/thomas-perez-18754_affected_when-we-lift-the-wage-floor-it-not-only_2633545.jpg)

> [Establishing a 'livable wage' floor would immediately reduce the gap in average pay between American women and men.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephanie-coontz/establishing-a-livable-wage-floor-would-immediately-reduce-the-gap-in/)

[Stephanie Coontz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephanie-coontz/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c72/stephanie-coontz-3365_american_establishing-a-livable-wage-floor-would_2794505.png)

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