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Friday, May 19, 2006
Governor Schwarzenegger seeks $1 minimum wage hike
Governor Schwarzenegger seeks $1 minimum wage hikeSource: LA Times
California's minimum-wage workers would get a $1 raise to $7.75 an hour under a plan announced Thursday by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, potentially bypassing Democrats who are pushing for a more generous proposal.The Republican governor wants the Industrial Welfare Commission — an obscure and dormant state board — to increase the minimum wage on its own. As allowed by law, the five-member commission has increased the basic wage several times, most recently in 2001.
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