I applaud the government for this initiative, as the existing method
of raising the minimum wage from time - to - time by fiat is a poor way to implement public policy.
The state's lawmakers passed legislation that will
raise the minimum wage from $ 8 an hour to $ 11, the highest minimum wage in the country.
No. 5: Say's he's going to fight for working people and the middle class while he freezes wages and does
n't raise the minimum wage.
Those are big claims, open to and worthy of debate, but they fall short of the claims of
how raising the minimum wage would dramatically alter poverty.
It is now looking at whether to
raise the minimum wage for fast food workers to $ 15 an hour, and could decide as early as next week.
In addition to taking in the view, they had a lot to say about priority issues,
including raising the minimum wage and funding public transit and road and bridge repairs.
They liked a lot of what we had to say,
about raising the minimum wage, expanding childcare, cutting tax for low - paid workers and banning bad zero - hours contracts.
Just
like raising the minimum wage, even Republican voters tend to favor these types of taxes, as do the wealthy themselves irrespective of party affiliation.
The overhaul is intended to benefit workers
by raising the minimum wage in two stages to $ 15 an hour by 2019, ensuring equal pay for part - time employees, increasing vacation entitlements and making it easier to unionize in certain sectors where employment is precarious.
In a victory for reformers, campaign finance reform is high on the list, along with other progressive initiatives such
as raising the minimum wage and changing New York City's «stop and frisk» policy.
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo greets crowd of union workers after speech on
raising the minimum wage at a rally outside the State Capitol on Tuesday.
But at the same time, the so - called «optics» of not
raising the minimum wage while a much buzzed about post-Election Day salary bump for state lawmakers would appear awful.
But they have been reluctant to approve a number of the governor's items, including
further raising the minimum wage, and upping the age for when juvenile offenders are put into state prisons.
«New York has always been a leader in protecting our workers and building strong communities, and this year we must continue to move forward by fighting for fair pay and
raising the minimum wage statewide.»
September 13, 2017 • An analysis of Seattle restaurants shows that as the city
dramatically raised the minimum wage for restaurant employees and other workers, restaurants responded by lowering hygiene standards.
Hunger Action Network of NYS has called the Governor's office and Labor Commissioner Peter Rivera weekly since the legislature adjourned to discuss
administratively raising the minimum wage but have received no response.