First, remember what I noted earlier this week: Inflation is outpacing real wage growth overall. Now, consider this:
The state senate today is expected to pass a bill that moved out of committee yesterday to roll back any cities' attempts to raise their own minimum wages. This is after the Republicans in the legislature refused to listen to a bi-partisan council's recommendation to increase the minimum wage state-wide. (The vote on that council was 16-2. The two dissenters were not any of the businesspeople on the council, but two Republican state lawmakers.)
What's worse, this bill would, through poor wording, also prohibit municipalities from requiring a "living wage" from their contractors. Right now, if you're on a job contracted through LaCrosse County, Dane County, Milwaukee, or any number of other places, you're guaranteed a $9 or so; this bill cuts you back to $5.15. This isn't just a dig at progressive cities--it's a decrease for hundreds, maybe thousands of workers statewide.
This is your Republican leadership at work, folks--sending us back to the 1800s . . .
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