Which Way, L.A.?
The Challenges of Making LA's Minimum Wage a Reality
On Saturday, Mayor Garcetti plans to sign a measure the City Council passed almost unanimously. It will make Los Angeles America’s biggest city to raise the minimum wage. Starting at $9 an hour, it will rise to $15 by the year 2020. Predictions of what will happen next are opposed diametrically.
By Warren Olney • • 22m ListenSeattle, San Francisco and Oakland have all raised the minimum wage in recent months, but organized labor says its victory in Los Angeles will be the turning point for a national movement to reduce income inequality. The minimum wage in LA will rise from $9 an hour this year with annual increases bringing it to $15 dollars by 2020. The City Council passed the measure with just one dissenting vote, and Mayor Garcetti will sign it into law on Saturday. Predictions of what will happen next are opposed diametrically. We hear what happened when Oakland raised by more than $3 an hour in a single day.
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