US EditionPush to raise Alameda County minimum wage to $30 an hour
The initiative aims to address high living costs with a phased wage increase by 2040, supported by majority polling and labor groups.
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Alameda County Group Launches Drive to Put $30 Minimum Wage on the Ballot In November
If a coalition of labor groups and community organizers gets their way, the hourly minimum wage in Alameda County for companies with 100 or more employees could double in the next few years.Given the high cost of living in California, the debate over the minimum wage comes up fairly often. And with inflation and continually rising housing costs, it should be a surprise to no one that minimum-wage workers would like to be paid a bit more, just to…
Proposal seeks $30 minimum wage in Alameda County
A group of workers and leaders from the Alameda County community and labor movement Thursday plans to formally announce that they are filing a new ballot initiative campaign. The coalition wants Alameda County voters to pass a law that would raise the countywide minimum wage to $30 an hour. Large businesses with more than 100 employees and $100 million in revenue would be required to pay a $30-an-hour minimum wage by 2030. Smaller businesses wit…
Arguing "One Job," this coalition of community organizations and workers backed Thursday a proposal to raise the minimum wage to $30 an hour in Alameda County. "The rent is very expensive and with the minimum wage we cover the payment of the rent, but what about the other things, then we have to see if a house is going to be cleaned or a job comes out there to adjust it," said Evelyn Paez, a worker in Oakland. The campaign would be for the count…
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