NMiF looks at minimum wage across our state

This week, New Mexico in Focus explores 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, DiVizio 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.

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.

NMiF airs on NMPBS 5.1 (KNME HD) on Friday, Aug. 23 at 7 p.m. and Sunday, Aug. 25 at 7 a.m., and streaming on the PBS video app.

NMiF 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

Host
Jeff Proctor

New Mexico in Focus is the New Mexico PBS prime-time news magazine show covering the events, issues, and people shaping life in New Mexico and the Southwest. NMiF takes a multi-layered look at social, political, economic health, education, and art issues and explores them in-depth with a critical eye to give them context beyond the "news of the moment."

NMPBS Executive Producer, Public Affairs, is Jeff Proctor. New Mexico in Focus's senior producer for public affairs is Lou DiVizio. "Our Land" Senior Producer is Laura Paskus. The producer of New Mexico in Focus is Antonio Sanchez, and co-producer is Kathy Wimmer.

Funding for New Mexico in Focus is provided by the McCune Charitable Foundation and Viewers Like You.

Funding for the Your New Mexico Government Project comes from the Thornburg Foundation and New Mexico Local News Fund.

The Neeper Natural History Programming Fund for KNME-TV provides funding for Our Land: New Mexico's Environmental Past, Present & Future.

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