When Nebraskans went to the ballot box in 2022, we voted to gradually raise our state’s minimum wage to $15 per hour by January 2026 — and to automatically adjust it for cost of living increases starting in 2027. Despite nearly 60% of Nebraska voters supporting this change, the Nebraska Legislature now seeks to undermine our state’s minimum wage law.
Today, the Business and Labor Committee advanced ❌ LB258 (Raybould), a bill that would harm workers by severely weakening Nebraska’s minimum wage law through carving out a subminimum wage for workers under the age of 20 AND restricting the cost of living increases that Nebraskans voted for.
This bill will likely be heard and debated by the entire Legislature in the coming weeks.
Call and email your senator and tell them to OPPOSE LB258 to make sure they know this isn’t what we voted for. We want a minimum wage that ensures Nebraska wages do not fall behind cost of living increases.
For everyone to have access to the good life, we must ensure that Nebraska workers are paid a living wage. That’s why the minimum wage increase passed overwhelmingly on the ballot — and why we must now all fight to protect it.
A ballot initiative that garners nearly 60% of the vote is a clear indicator of where Nebraskans stand on an issue. Lawmakers should defer to the will of voters, who spoke loud and clear in 2022 about the importance and necessity of raising wages for working Nebraskans across the state.
Thank you for your continued advocacy!
