when someone's hourly wage increase for a job that they are doing is cut from $21 to 11--to $14 an hour, it sends a message to the people who had been previously doing this job: You can work for less money, or your work is not valued.
McCollum criticizes wage cuts for family assistance specialists, emphasizing their value.
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