$20 minimum wage in Tacoma? City leaders are working on a proposal

$20 minimum wage in Tacoma? City leaders are working on a proposal

Tacoma city leaders are reviving conversations about raising the city’s minimum wage to $20 an hour.A ballot initiative seeking to do so last year, in addition to outlining stronger protections for the city’s workers, has been held up at the state Court of Appeals amid allegations that local leaders deliberately stood in the way of putting it on the ballot. In the meantime, Deputy Mayor Joe Bushnell has been soliciting feedback from business own…

Tacoma Eyes $20 Minimum Wage After New Report

Deputy Mayor Joe Bushnell released a stakeholder report as Tacoma debates whether to set a $20 minimum wage; council discussion is scheduled July 14.