NE: Minimum wage Act (Tabled)

[Clyde1998]

I don't really know what more to say about it right now on top of what the bill says...

[Clyde1998]

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Thoughts?

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Thoughts?

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

Would you be happy with $15 for 16 up, then - or should the minimum be lower?

[Clyde1998]

I'll move to the centre ground of $14 to try and reach a consensus on this.

[Clyde1998]

As a consensus $14.00.  I can support that to get a consensus.

Considering the way the federal minimum is set up, I'd be surprised if it's not $14.00 already.

Are you able to confirm if the federal minimum increases with inflation or whether it's fixed?

[Clyde1998]

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.

[Clyde1998]

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?

I'm willing for this to be put on hold until the senate finishing with their bill, but once (if) they've passed that. Then we could discuss this bill again - should we feel that the minimum wage should be higher than they're proposing.