Headed to the governor’s desk,the bill would make Oregon the first state in the US without a one-size-fits-all statewide minimum wage for all workersOregon is trailblazing a national debate with a proposal that would not only make the state’s minimum wage for all workers the highest in the US, but would do so through a unique tiered system based on geography.
As the federal minimum wage has sat unchanged since the start of the grand Recession, or more than a dozen states occupy raised the rate within their borders in recent years. Another dozen or so are considering taking up the issue this year as issues of wage inequality and middle-course incomes occupy climbed to the forefront of presidential campaigns by Democratic candidates Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com