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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsS.F. to put $15 minimum wage on ballot
http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/S-F-to-put-15-minimum-wage-on-ballot-5542191.phpSan Francisco voters will be asked to gradually raise the city's minimum wage over the next four years until it's the highest in the nation at $15 an hour in 2018, under a deal finalized Tuesday.
The mayor, city supervisors and business and labor leaders came together on the compromise - even the Chamber of Commerce was on hand - but service industry representatives warned the plan would be hard on restaurants and other hospitality-related businesses.
The mayor, city supervisors and business and labor leaders came together on the compromise - even the Chamber of Commerce was on hand - but service industry representatives warned the plan would be hard on restaurants and other hospitality-related businesses.
The compromise announced at City Hall would increase the city's current hourly base pay, $10.74, to $12.25 next May 1, then to $13 in July 2016 and $1 each subsequent year until it reaches $15 in 2018. That would bring the annual pay for a full-time minimum-wage worker to $31,000....
"I can't tell you how happy I am - San Francisco is yet again setting the bar on workers' rights," said Supervisor Jane Kim, who helped broker the deal. "All San Francisco employers will be paying $15 an hour by 2018 - there will be no tip credit, no health care credit. These are pure wages workers will be bringing home to their families."
"I can't tell you how happy I am - San Francisco is yet again setting the bar on workers' rights," said Supervisor Jane Kim, who helped broker the deal. "All San Francisco employers will be paying $15 an hour by 2018 - there will be no tip credit, no health care credit. These are pure wages workers will be bringing home to their families."
The only downside: Seattle beat us to it. Again.
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S.F. to put $15 minimum wage on ballot (Original Post)
KamaAina
Jun 2014
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TBF
(32,056 posts)1. "at $15 an hour in 2018" -
When I posted about Seattle in Socialist Progressives someone rightly noticed that the wages wouldn't actually increase for a # of years.
The wages are too damned LOW, and increasing them years in the future is not the answer. They need to be increased today.
KamaAina
(78,249 posts)2. In SF, it goes up to 12.25 next May
that's about as quick as you can get it done (implement regs, etc.).
TBF
(32,056 posts)3. It's crazy isn't it -
something tells me the bureaucracy would move quicker if they were cutting wages or firing people.
I agree it's better than nothing at all, but not by much. Of course to get more we're going to need a lot more action in this country. Large strikes etc.