Labor unions and worker advocates are pushing lawmakers in Massachusetts to implement the highest minimum wage in the nation at $20 an hour.
Labor unions and worker advocates are pushing state lawmakers to implement the highest minimum wage in the nation at $20 an hour, just two months after Massachusetts raised the rate to $15.Inflation has taken a big bite out of the buying power of a $15 wage, and that's not lost on the key stakeholders who could lead the effort to increase the pay floor.Beacon Hill lawmakers played a key role designing a law that satisfied labor activists and employers the last time the wage floor was lifted.
Labor advocates secured the wage hike and 12 weeks of paid leave for every worker. Employers got a permanent annual sales tax holiday and the elimination of time-and-a-half pay for Sundays.Five years later, the dollar is worth nearly 20% less than it was in 2018, and labor advocates are again asking to permanently fix the minimum wage to inflation.
The Raise Up Coalition, the alliance of grassroots groups and deep-pocketed organized labor unions that won the $15 wage, are backing
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