NE: Minimum wage Act (Tabled)

[Blair]

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Sponsor Clyde, you have 36 hours to advocate this bill

[Blair]

Yeah I don't see an issue having a difference at 16. We seem to have the authority to do so.

With the Senate this shows why we need to have our own regional minimum wage, because we can't wait for the Senate to pass something-and in the end it may be a watered down bill. Let's get something through here,and if the senate increase it then that's how the world rolls.

But yeah, apart from increasing the minimum wage for 16-17 to $10 I support this bill fully

[Blair]

Well given that we've basically made 16 year olds adults in our region (i.e. pornography, age of concent, drinking age, drug use, tobacco consumption) I wouldn't be able to support a measure with unequal wages, with all due respect.

What's the school leaving age? I assumed that there was schooling all the way to 18

[Blair]

We need balance, but I think business has a tendency to act like an increase is going to destroy the entire private sector. In many cases this is simply not true, even with small businesses

[Blair]

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Thoughts?

I'm moving towards the idea of a universal wage for all ages

[Blair]

I'd support a $15 minimum for everyone

[Blair]

Surely we can contact the GM to find out this info?

[Blair]

In regards to the bill, it seems limited to have it at $14 if that's the federal level. We need a $15 minimum to give working families a chance to prosper in the Northeast. A higher, fairer minimum wage will give the the region a much needed boost

[Blair]

In regards to the bill, it seems limited to have it at $14 if that's the federal level. We need a $15 minimum to give working families a chance to prosper in the Northeast. A higher, fairer minimum wage will give the the region a much needed boost

If we want to increase it to $15, we should wait until the Senate finishes with their current minimum wage bill. If it gets adopted, which seems likely, our bill will quickly become redundant.

Haha the senate will be debating that bill for another month

[Blair]

In regards to the bill, it seems limited to have it at $14 if that's the federal level. We need a $15 minimum to give working families a chance to prosper in the Northeast. A higher, fairer minimum wage will give the the region a much needed boost

If we want to increase it to $15, we should wait until the Senate finishes with their current minimum wage bill. If it gets adopted, which seems likely, our bill will quickly become redundant.

I'd be happy to wait until they've dealt with that, as there's no point in passing something that's could be redundant by the time it goes into affect.

Do you wish to table the legislation then?

[Blair]

This Bill has been tabled until the senate finish debating on the federal minimum wage.