Busting the minimum wage myths: speakers

It’s time to learn the truth about raising the minimum wage.

Join Iowa CCI and allies for an exciting community meeting to discuss raising the wage here in Polk County on June 28 from 6:30-8 pm at First Christian Church! We’ve invited two guest speakers to join us for the evening and to answer any questions you may have....

Paul Iversen

Paul Iversen, University of Iowa Labor Center

Peter Fisher

Paul is a Labor Educator at the University of Iowa Labor Center. Paul specializes in labor and employment law. He came to the Labor Center after having worked as a labor attorney in private practice in Minnesota for 22 years, where he gained extensive experience representing private and public sector unions in legal matters, organizing and collective bargaining, and providing education and training to client unions in legal matters. He’ll tell us that it’s not only legal for counties to raise the minimum wage when the state won’t take action, but also why we should raise the wage in Polk County! 

Peter Fisher, Iowa Policy Project

Peter is a national expert on public finance and has served as a consultant to the Iowa Dept. of Economic Development, the State of Ohio, and the Iowa Business Council. Peter did the extensive research and wrote Iowa Policy Project’s report The Case for a Polk County Minimum Wage, and he’ll teach us what the data says about a higher minimum wage and what the hardworking folks of Polk County stand to gain from a raise!