Olympia Council Sends $20 Minimum Wage, Workers’ Bill of Rights to Nov. Vote

Olympia council sends $20 minimum wage, Workers’ Bill of Rights to Nov. vote

(The Center Square) – The Olympia City Council on Tuesday night rejected a proposal to adopt a $20 minimum wage as part of a Workers' Bill of Rights initiative. The council voted 4-3 against passing the initiative outright. However, the…

Olympia City Council takes up $20 minimum wage initiative Tuesday night

(The Center Square) – The Olympia City Council will vote Tuesday night on whether to adopt a Workers’ Bill of Rights that would raise the minimum wage in Olympia to $20 per hour, or send the proposal to voters this…

Olympia council sends $20 minimum wage, Workers’ Bill of Rights to Nov. vote - Everett Post

(The Center Square) – The Olympia City Council on Tuesday night rejected a proposal to adopt a $20 minimum wage as part of a Workers’ Bill of Rights initiative. The council voted 4-3 against passing the initiative outright. However, the council did vote unanimously to send the initiative to Olympia voters for a decision in the November election. Ahead of the vote, members of the council expressed varying opinions about the initiative. “Fair wage…

Despite cold feet and legal questions, county moves forward with minimum wage increase study - The Ithaca Voice

ITHACA, N.Y. — The Tompkins County Legislature is moving forward with a study on a potential higher local minimum wage. Funding for the study had already been approved last year, but legislators waffled on the matter during their July 15 meeting, citing fears about potential financial instability. County leaders have toyed with the idea of raising the minimum wage locally for months, but have so far stopped well short of drafting, discussing or …

Businesses will be able to 'plan better' under Minimum Wage reforms, says Chamber

But organisation shares concerns over new median-earnings approach