Issue Position: Working Families and the Economy

Issue Position

As a daughter of Queens small business owners, Grace knows firsthand the critical role that small businesses play here in the borough, state, and country. Small businesses bring valuable investment, innovation, and jobs to our communities. Grace is committed to supporting small businesses and creating high quality, good-paying jobs that can actually support families.

Labor unions are the best way to rebuild the middle class, and they organize and collectively bargain for the workers that they represent to help secure better wages, working conditions, and worker protections. The labor movement is why we enjoy 40 hour workweeks, 5 day workweeks and more workplace norms that we take for granted.

Grace believes that the American Dream can still be achieved in today's America, but that the odds are currently stacked against today's average worker. That's why she helped fund a Small Business Development Center in Queens, supports an increase in the minimum wage to $15 an hour, and cosponsors legislation to expand worker protections, making it easier to join a union and collectively bargain for better wages and working conditions.

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