Big Box Living Wage Ordinance Passes in Chicago; Acorn and a Community-Faith-Labor Coalition Secure Living Wage Law
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CHICAGO, July 26 /U.S. Newswire/ -- On July 26th, the Chicago City Council approved an ordinance that will require Big Box retailers to pay workers a living wage. After a raging battle in Chicago this week, the council voted 35 to 14 to approve the ordinance, leaving no possibility for Mayor Daley to use his veto power. The ordinance will require a $10 minimum hourly wage and $3 an hour in fringe benefits, with annual indexing for inflation, for big box retail stores that are at least 90,000 feet and have gross annual sales of $1 billion.
"When you work for the people doing God's work - fighting to give working families a fair chance to succeed - you're going to win," said ACORN community leader Toni Foulkes after learning about the victory.See the full content of this document
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Big Box Living Wage Ordinance Passes in Chicago; Acorn and a Community-Faith-Labor Coalition Secure Living Wage Law
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