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Chicago aldermen to propose raising minimum wage to $15 an hour
Source: Reuters
Chicago aldermen to propose raising minimum wage to $15 an hour
BY MARY WISNIEWSKI
CHICAGO Wed May 28, 2014 10:16am EDT
(Reuters) - A group of Chicago aldermen plan to introduce a proposal on Wednesday to boost the minimum wage in the nation's third-largest city to $15 per hour, joining officials in other major U.S. cities who also are considering a hike.
The group proposing the wage hike is separate from a panel Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel named last week among aldermen, labor and business leaders to provide recommendations for raising the minimum wage.
Alderman Ricardo Munoz said 12 to 15 of the 50 council members support the proposal to raise the minimum wage to $15 per hour and he expected more to join.
The increase would match the minimum pay that fast-food workers have sought during national protests and would be good for Chicago's economy, Munoz said.
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BY MARY WISNIEWSKI
CHICAGO Wed May 28, 2014 10:16am EDT
(Reuters) - A group of Chicago aldermen plan to introduce a proposal on Wednesday to boost the minimum wage in the nation's third-largest city to $15 per hour, joining officials in other major U.S. cities who also are considering a hike.
The group proposing the wage hike is separate from a panel Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel named last week among aldermen, labor and business leaders to provide recommendations for raising the minimum wage.
Alderman Ricardo Munoz said 12 to 15 of the 50 council members support the proposal to raise the minimum wage to $15 per hour and he expected more to join.
The increase would match the minimum pay that fast-food workers have sought during national protests and would be good for Chicago's economy, Munoz said.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/05/28/us-usa-chicago-wage-idUSKBN0E81HU20140528
