On July 1st Tiny Emeryville California Will Have Highest Minimum Wage In U.S.

[Omaha Steve]

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http://laborradio.org/2015/05/on-july-1st-tiny-emeryville-california-will-have-highest-minimum-wage-in-u-s/

Posted: May 27, 2015 by laborradio

By Doug Cunningham

On July 1st workers in the California small city of Emeryville will have a $14.44 an hour minimum wage, with wait of years to get there. Emeryville’s city council voted to raise the minimum and make it effective this summer. The Los Angeles City Council recently voted for a $15 minimum wage, but it will be phased in over several years. Emeryville is near Oakland. Right now Oakland and San Francisco are tied for the highest minimum wage in the U.S. at $12.25 an hour. Emeryville’s city council and mayor believe that if you work full-time, you shouldn’t need public assistance to survive.

[Mz Pip]

1. My son lives in Emeryville

And teaches in the local elementary school which is considered a fairly high poverty school.

It's an interesting community, used to be very blue collar but those jobs are gone. Pixar is there now and a couple of high tech labs.

[Starry Messenger]

2. I used to work at the (now closed) Borders Books in E'ville

1998, I made $6.25. I don't know how I made rent. Lots of retail there, workers from West Oakland. This is a great boost!