Portland City Council Votes $15 Minimum for contractors and workers

[missing_kskd]

http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2015/02/20/3625092/portland-15-minimum-wage/

On Wednesday, the Portland, OR city council voted unanimously to increase the minimum wage for city workers and contractors to $15 an hour, currently the highest minimum wage anywhere in the country.

They amended the Fair Wage Policy, which sets the floor for about 173 full-time city employees and contractors. Most of the affected workers are janitors, parking attendants, and security workers paid by contractors who are subject to the policy. The wage increase could also trickle out to those who work for third-party vendors that honor the Fair Wage Policy.

[missing_kskd]

Very interesting! Curious as to what the contractors do.

[Amus]

A rising tide floats all boats.

[Broadway]

>>A rising tide floats all boats
Say…inflation…

[missing_kskd]

The data does not support your opinion.

[jerry1949]

If only Christians had the same faith as those who think the government can create wealth by decree.

Price controls limit our freedom.

[edselehr]

Poverty limits our freedom.

And a “free market” will always pay labor as little as it can get away with.

If corporate power increases and worker power decreases, it becomes easier and easier for businesses to exploit workers.

Concentrated power, be it political or financial, is always a bad thing.

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