The Labor Department has set up a toll free number for workers to call "to describe the impact that increasing the minimum wage would have on their lives." Open 24 hours a day until November 17. 1-800-786-4975. There is also an e-mail address (for low-wage workers with computers?): [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reich is apparently looking for stories to use in his testimony in upcoming Senate minimum wage hearings, which are expected in late November or early December. For more info on the hearings, call Christine Owens at the Citizens Committee, 202-265-9573. Dick Lavine Center for Public Policy Priorities Austin, TX
