NewsAugust 8, 2017
Many St. Louis businesses sticking with higher minimum wage
ST. LOUIS -- More than 100 St. Louis businesses will keep paying workers at least $10 an hour, even though a law takes effect later this month that rescinds the city minimum wage and returns it to the same wage as the rest of Missouri. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports dozens of restaurants and stores have signed on to a "Save the Raise" campaign to persuade employers to disregard the change back to the state minimum...
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ST. LOUIS -- More than 100 St. Louis businesses will keep paying workers at least $10 an hour, even though a law takes effect later this month that rescinds the city minimum wage and returns it to the same wage as the rest of Missouri.
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports dozens of restaurants and stores have signed on to a "Save the Raise" campaign to persuade employers to disregard the change back to the state minimum.
Organizers have threatened boycotts against companies that cut pay.
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St. Louis' higher minimum wage was implemented in May.
The Republican-led Missouri Legislature then passed a measure barring local government from enacting minimum wages different from the state minimum.
The St. Louis wage reverts to the state minimum effective Aug. 28.
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