Post by Logan on Jul 6, 2016 2:14:21 GMT -6
Aly Udartseva braced for the worst when Chicago announced in 2014 that it would gradually raise its minimum wage to $13 an hour.
She and a partner had recently opened Bru Chicago, a cafe in Wicker Park, and she worried that even the first phase of the increase would force them out of business, given their slim margins.
A year later, Bru remains, having survived the first jump to $10, from $8.25 last July.
But Udartseva's anxiety about rising labor costs remains as well.
Read more: www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-minimum-wage-update-0705-biz-20160701-story.html
She and a partner had recently opened Bru Chicago, a cafe in Wicker Park, and she worried that even the first phase of the increase would force them out of business, given their slim margins.
A year later, Bru remains, having survived the first jump to $10, from $8.25 last July.
But Udartseva's anxiety about rising labor costs remains as well.
Read more: www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-minimum-wage-update-0705-biz-20160701-story.html