Gretchen Whitmer on Jobs

	Gretchen Whitmer on Jobs

Fix the Damn Roads: Michiganders need to get to jobs

Michiganders need one good job and we need to be able to get to that job. Our roads are so bad they cost the average driver more than $540 a year, and none of that fixes a single pothole. While politicians in Lansing vote down road funding solutions for political gain, the dire state of our highways is endangering our people and getting in the way of our economic prosperity. Michigan deserves a governor who will fix the problem and knows how to bring people together to get it done.

To grow our economy and make Michigan a state that businesses move to and can grow in, we must invest in our roads, bridges, water systems, broadband, and electrical grid. Good roads are good for Michigan families and businesses and infrastructure investment is economic development. We can attract the jobs of the future and help businesses grow right here in Michigan.

Source: 2022 Michigan Gubernatorial website GretchenWhitmer.com , Mar 24, 2020

Expand right to overtime to tens of thousands of workers

When I was growing up, if you worked more than 40 hours a week, you were paid overtime. It was that simple. It should still be that simple. Right now, only workers making $35,000 or less have overtime rights. That threshold is too low. So, I've directed the Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity to expand the right to overtime pay to tens of thousands of Michigan workers. If you're on the clock, you deserve to get paid. Source: 2020 Michigan State of the State address , Jan 29, 2020

Repeal "right-ro-work" law (support union organizing)

Q: Do you support the right-to-work law, preventing unions mandating dues for workers they represent?

Bill Schuette (R): Yes. A "great victory." "I was the right-to-work Attorney General."

Gretchen Whitmer (D): No. Repeal right-to-work law.

Source: 2018 CampusElect.org Issue Guide on Michigan Governor race , Oct 9, 2018

Increase minimum wage to $15/hour over three years

Q: Raise the minimum wage from the current $7.25/hr?

Bill Schuette (R): Unknown. Would exclude workers on small farms. Opposes prevailing wage law & expanded overtime protection.

Gretchen Whitmer (D): Yes. Increase to $15/hour over three years.

Source: 2018 CampusElect.org Issue Guide on Michigan Governor race , Oct 9, 2018

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