The Arizona Legislature may consider HB 2639 early next week. This bill will lower the minimum wage in Arizona for those under the age of 22 by 25%.

Write a letter to the editor to help spread the message that this bill should be defeated!

Below is a suggested letter. Make it your own, and tell the editorial board why you are against this bill.

Tips:

Keep it simple.

Avoid slang or offensive language (as hard as it may be with this bill).

Keep it to 300 words or less.

Step 1 - Select a Recipient

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Step 2 - Write your message





Click on a point to add it to the letter.


  • Lowering the minimum wage for those under 22 will make it harder to afford school, rent, and many other day to day costs of living.

  • This bill is illegal, and will surely be challenges in court, costing Arizona countless dollars that could go to education, job creation, etc. Proposition 105, passed in 1998, mandates that the legislature is prohibited from amending statutes if the changes do not further the purpose of the measure. The Arizona AFL-CIO, which helped draft the Minimum Wage Act's language, asserts that this bills do not further the purpose of the act.

  • All workers will be affected if the minimum wage is lowered. If this change went into effect, older, low-skilled Arizona workers could find themselves forced out of minimum wage jobs.

  • HB2639 will hurt our futures. We should be paid equally for the same work as older Arizonan's . We shoulder similar responsibilities and living expenses. Young workers are fathers, mothers, and many of us support ourselves through college.

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