Rahm tries to outflank unions and political opponents on minimum wage
just dropped big money into his campaign war chest, and buddy Bruce Rauner, who wants to cut the MW down to $7.25, the mayor got his so-called Working Group,led by flunkie Ald. Will Burns, to come up with $13/hour (in four years) plan as a way to outflank likely opponents like Karen Lewis and Bob Fioretti and still keep his creds with loyal union leaders. The Working Group which includes the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce, the Chicago Retail Merchants Association and the Illinois Restaurant Association, wants to put off a vote to raise the current $8.25 an hour minimum wage until after the Nov. 4 election.
The Workers Organizing Committee of Chicago, the union of fast food and retail workers, responded in a press release yesterday:
The Workers Organizing Committee of Chicago, the union of fast food and retail workers, responded in a press release yesterday:
Any recommendation that is less than $15 is an insult to the hundreds of fast food Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Rahm tries to outflank unions and political opponents on minimum wage: