It’s not just the $15 figure, which sets the floor higher than in any other city or state. It’s the fact that a broad coalition with significant business support made it happen. That makes this deal a model for other cities—and further evidence that norms are changing. It suggests that it’s becoming less acceptable in America to run a business in a way that relies on poverty wages. May it be unacceptable everywhere that someone who works full time lives below the poverty line. #1010Means full-time work will finally pay. #Raisethewage!
Posted on: Tue, 06 May 2014 20:30:00 +0000
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