Accompanying landing page shows how minimum-wage mandate would hurt small businesses

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: John Kabateck, California State Director, john@kabstrat.com
or Tony Malandra, Senior Media Manager, anthony.malandra@nfib.org

SACRAMENTO, Calif., Oct. 22, 2024—The state’s largest and leading small business association today announced the launch of radio and digital ads encouraging a ‘No’ vote on Proposition 32, which seeks to raise California’s minimum wage to $18 per hour, a 10th increase in the past 11 years.

“More than any other state in the nation, California’s economy is a mess from misusing the minimum wage for political ends, leading to skyrocketing costs that hurt small businesses and middle-class families,” said John Kabateck, California state director for the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), which produced the ads.

“If Prop. 32 passes, it will make a bad situation even worse. The minimum wage always was, is now, and forever will be an entry-level wage for teens, young adults, and those seeking new job skills. Raising it has the immediate effect of hurting job opportunities and increasing the cost of living for all Californians.”

Click here to hear the radio ad and visit the landing page here for more information on the minimum wage and Prop. 32.

Keep up with the latest on California small-business news at www.nfib.com/california or by following NFIB on Twitter @NFIB_CA or on Facebook @NFIB.CA.

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For 80 years, NFIB has been advocating on behalf of America’s small and independent business owners, both in Washington, D.C., and in all 50 state capitals. NFIB is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, and member-driven association. Since its founding in 1943, NFIB has been exclusively dedicated to small and independent businesses and remains so today. For more information, please visit nfib.com. 

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