L.A.: Key Committee Adds More Members To Min Wage Debate
As the Los Angles City Council considers proposals to increase the hourly minimum wage, the council's president added two more members to a key committee weighing the measure.
Council President Herb Wesson added himself and Councilman Paul Koretz to the Economic Development Committee as it debates a proposal from Mayor Eric Garcetti to increase the minimum wage to $13.25 an hour by 2017. They're also considering a second proposal from four council members to raise it even further, to $15.25 an hour by 2019.
In an interview with KPCC, Wesson said he expanded the committee from five members to seven to get a "wide variety of ideas" and to “eliminate complaints and concerns” about the process.
"It should be a methodical process," he said.
Last month, the Los Angeles City Council approved raising the minimum wage for employees of non-unionized hotels to $15.37 an hour. Pro-business interests complained the process was rushed.
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By Alice Walton, Oct. 29, 2014, Scpr.org
As the Los Angles City Council considers proposals to increase the hourly minimum wage, the council's president added two more members to a key committee weighing the measure.
Council President Herb Wesson added himself and Councilman Paul Koretz to the Economic Development Committee as it debates a proposal from Mayor Eric Garcetti to increase the minimum wage to $13.25 an hour by 2017. They're also considering a second proposal from four council members to raise it even further, to $15.25 an hour by 2019.
In an interview with KPCC, Wesson said he expanded the committee from five members to seven to get a "wide variety of ideas" and to “eliminate complaints and concerns” about the process.
"It should be a methodical process," he said.
Last month, the Los Angeles City Council approved raising the minimum wage for employees of non-unionized hotels to $15.37 an hour. Pro-business interests complained the process was rushed.
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