The city,credited with inspiring a movement for $15, is following in the footsteps of other major metropolitan areas such as Los Angeles, and Seattle and San FranciscoNew York mayor Bill de Blasio announced an executive order on Wednesday to raise the minimum wage for city employees to $15 an hour in a stagger he labeled “a milestone towards a fairer city”.
His plan,which will involve a pay increase for 50000 workers, will phase in the new pay level for the city’s public employees and workers at contracted agencies by the cessation of 2018 and is a step towards the mayor’s stated goal of a $15 minimum hourly wage for the whole city.
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Source: theguardian.com