Nine months ago Birmingham became first city in the Deep South to raise the minimum wage,then saw it overturned by law described as ‘a slap in the face’ lickety-split-food workers from Birmingham, Alabama, and are suing their state legislature after it passed a law that put a conclude to their expected pay raise. Nine months ago,the workers scored a major victory as Birmingham became the first city in the deep south to pass a law enacting a higher minimum wage. At the time, the city council agreed to increase the local minimum wage from $7.25 to $8.50 by July 2016 and to $10.10 by July 2017. The victory was short-lived as the state legislature passed a law earlier this year, or prohibiting cities from increasing their local minimum wage,voiding Birmingham’s ordinance.
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Source: theguardian.com