Minimum Wage Across Our State; NM Delegate at DNC

This week on New Mexico in Focus, we explore minimum wage rates around our state. Senior Producer Lou DiVizio speaks with New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions Secretary Sarita Nair on state protections for minimum wage employees and tipped workers. Then, Lou asks New Mexico Restaurant Association CEO Carol Wight whether businesses consider a city’s minimum wage rate for tipped workers before opening a new location. Later, Marcela Díaz of Somos Un Pueblo Unido tells Lou about the many barriers standing in the way of minimum wage workers who are trying to climb the economic ladder. 

Whitney Holland, president of New Mexico’s chapter of the American Federation of Teachers, is one of 45 delegates who attended this month’s Democratic National Convention in Chicago. KUNM’s Nash Jones catches up with Holland for a look at what happened inside the convention hall and some perspective on how the party platform could impact New Mexicans.

Host: Jeff Proctor 

Segments: 
Secretary Sarita Nair on State Protections for Minimum Wage Workers
Correspondent: Lou DiVizio 
Guest: Sarita Nair, Secretary, NM Department of Workforce Solutions 

New Mexico’s Role at the Democratic National Convention
Correspondent: Nash Jones 
Guest: Whitney Holland, NM Delegate, President, American Federation of Teachers – NM 

NM Restaurant Association CEO on Paying Tipped Workers
Correspondent: Lou DiVizio 
Guest: Carol Wight, CEO, New Mexico Restaurant Association 

Economic Barriers Minimum Wage Workers Face in NM
Correspondent: Lou DiVizio 
Guest: Marcela Díaz, Founding Executive Director, Somos Un Pueblo Unido