07-12-2013, 02:13 AM
Bill in NC wrote:
but not wage laws that apply unequally based on whether or not the employer is a certain size, or unionized - that's the issue.
living wage laws have all sorts of stipulations - public employees only, all employers that do business with the city, etc. I've seen much more restrictive living wage rules than this one.
That being said, I have no idea how this particular law will fair.
the part about collective bargaining agreements overriding the living wage law is standard language in this type of bill. It's moot because the union is not going to be negotiating for lower wages.