Post by Logan on Jul 5, 2016 6:53:20 GMT -6
Saying the local economy is thriving, Metro Council Democrats announced Friday morning that they want to pursue an even higher minimum wage for Louisville's lowest-paid workers.
President David Yates, who stood with five other members outside The Tavern in Old Louisville to celebrate the wage rate going up to $8.25 an hour on Friday, said his colleagues made the right decision when they voted to boost the minimum wage. He said Democrats will review the overall economic impact once the final $9 an hour rate is set on July 1, 2017.
"So far the numbers have been positive for Louisville," said Yates, D-25th District.
Two years ago, Mayor Greg Fischer threatened to block a $10.10 an hour wage for local workers, saying he would settle on a rate between $8.50 and $8.75. Democrats were unable to get the 18 votes needed to override a mayoral veto and reached a compromise with Fischer of $9 an hour.
Read more: www.courier-journal.com/story/news/politics/metro-government/2016/07/01/metro-council-dems-want-higher-minimum-wage/86598834/
President David Yates, who stood with five other members outside The Tavern in Old Louisville to celebrate the wage rate going up to $8.25 an hour on Friday, said his colleagues made the right decision when they voted to boost the minimum wage. He said Democrats will review the overall economic impact once the final $9 an hour rate is set on July 1, 2017.
"So far the numbers have been positive for Louisville," said Yates, D-25th District.
Two years ago, Mayor Greg Fischer threatened to block a $10.10 an hour wage for local workers, saying he would settle on a rate between $8.50 and $8.75. Democrats were unable to get the 18 votes needed to override a mayoral veto and reached a compromise with Fischer of $9 an hour.
Read more: www.courier-journal.com/story/news/politics/metro-government/2016/07/01/metro-council-dems-want-higher-minimum-wage/86598834/