Keywords: Ruben Jones speaks about minimum wage in the US, 2014 (1).jpg Ruben Jones full time cook at the Golden Coral Restaurant a low-wage worker who spoke about his struggles to make ends meet working minumum wage jobs during a stop of the 'Give America a Raise' bus tour at the U S Capitol Building on April 3 2014 in Washington DC 3 April 2014 -Washington DC - Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez gives remarks at the Americans United for Change Bus Tour Stop at the U S Capitol On hand for the event was Harry Reid Senate Majority Leader U S Senate; Nancy Pelosi Minority Leader U S House of Representatives; Senator Tom Harkin; Representative George Miller; Senator Al Franken Lee Saunders AFSCME President; Liz Shuler AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer; Ruben Jones full time cook at the Golden Coral Restaurant; Anna Hovland Tipped server at two local DC Restaurants; and Gina Schaefer Owner of 9 Ace Hardware stores in DC and Maryland Official Department of Labor Photograph This official Department of Labor photograph is being made available only for publication by news organizations and/or for personal use printing by the subject s of the photograph The photograph may not be manipulated in any way and may not be used in commercial or political materials advertisements emails products and/or promotions that in any way suggest approval or endorsement of the Secretary or the Department of Labor Photo Credit Department of Labor https //www flickr com/photos/usdol/13608832013/ AF8E1607 2014-04-03 11 34 https //www flickr com/people/52862363 N07 US Department of Labor PD-USGov US Department of Labor https //flickr com/photos/52862363 N07/13608832013 2016-09-06 06 57 12 United States Government Work Thomas Perez in 2014 Liz Shuler Ruben Jones Nancy Pelosi in 2014 |