WASHINGTON (AP) — The D.C. Council has given final approval to raising the city's minimum wage to $11.50 an hour by 2016.This is going to be a real improvement in a lot of peoples' lives. Well done to everyone involved.
Tuesday's vote was a formality, with the council already having approved the minimum wage hike unanimously.
The bill now goes to Democratic Mayor Vincent Gray for his signature. Gray has advocated for a more modest minimum wage increase, but he's not expected to veto it given the council's unanimous support.
Wednesday, December 18, 2013
DC Raises The Minimum Wage
Extremely awesome news:
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So I'm torn. Part of me thinks about damn time, but another part, the more cynical part thinks with the income disparity in DC this isn't even close to enough.
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