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Unions Push for Exemption from New Minimum Wage Law
LA labor unions are dialing back their position on the minimum wage. After campaigning for an increase for months, they're now pushing for a last-minute exemption for businesses with unionized workers. Why the switch? Could this new request derail wage reform in LA? We look at the latest power tussle over $15 dollars an hour minimum wage.
By Warren Olney • • 25m ListenLA labor unions are dialing back their position on the minimum wage. After campaigning for an increase for months, they're now pushing for a last-minute exemption for businesses with unionized workers. Why the switch? Could this new request derail wage reform in LA? Guest host Barbara Bogaev looks at the latest power tussle over $15 dollars an hour minimum wage.
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Photo: Mike Bonin (C) with Gil Cedillo and Nury Martinez, who helped him pushed the $15 an hour ordinance through the City Council. (Mike Bonin)
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