Ciattarelli Opposed Raising Minimum Wage

Whenever he’s had a chance, Jack Ciattarelli has voted against raising the minimum wage - siding with corporate special interests over the working people who keep New Jersey running. 

In 2012, Ciattarelli voted against raising the wage to $8.50 and tying it to inflation. A year later, he opposed a constitutional amendment to guarantee a modest $8.25 minimum wage with annual increases - even though voters overwhelmingly approved it. Ciattarelli defended his vote by claiming a higher minimum wage would “hurt businesses” - a tired excuse that ignores the reality faced by working families who can’t afford groceries or rent.

His opposition didn’t stop there. In 2014, Ciattarelli voted against a resolution supporting a $1 raise for thousands of underpaid workers at Newark Airport. In 2016, he opposed a bill to gradually raise the minimum wage to $10.10 with annual cost-of-living adjustments.

Again and again, Ciattarelli has turned his back on workers — fighting against fair wages and economic dignity. He may claim to support the middle class, but his record tells the real story: Jack Ciattarelli is on the wrong side of working people. [A2162, 12/3/12; SCR1, 2/14/13; The Record, 2/22/13; AR99, 3/20/14; A15, 5/26/16]

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