Tuesday’s city council meeting saw a packed house of people interested in publicly testifying on a proposal to raise the minimum wage.
OLYMPIA, Wash. — Should Olympia’s minimum wage workers make at least $4 more per hour? It was the question on the minds of city council staff and dozens of community members Tuesday night at a vastly attended council meeting.
It comes after two labor unions, representing workers who are most impacted, came together recently to present the city with a proposal to raise the minimum wage to at least $20 an hour. However, the notion has created a lot of controversy.
Currently,
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