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VOTE for Wage and Benefits Ballot Question
Submitted by Councilman Goode on Sat, 10/16/2010 - 1:16pm.
VOTE November 2nd for the Wage and Benefits Ballot Question.
Should City Council be allowed to establish a local minimum wage and benefits standard?
YES!
This is great
This would be great. I had no idea the City had the authority to do this. Won't it still need permission from the state legislature, as it did with the sales tax increase?
State approval not required
State approval is not required because the wage and benefits standard applies to City government (City), City agencies, City financial aid recipients , and City contractors that have annual gross receipts of more than $1 million.
WWGjr
Ah, I see. So the majority
Ah, I see. So the majority of employers in the City would not be affected. Still, it's a step in the right direction. Thanks for clarifying Councilman.
We shouldn't subsidize companies that pay poverty wages.
With the poverty rate rising locally and nationally,we must do whatever we can to help the working poor.
We shouldn't subsidize any person or entity that pays poverty wages with taxpayer dollars without setting our own wage standard.
WWGjr