IT’S NO WHERE NEAR 15 DOLLARS AN HOUR … BUT MINIMUM WAGE EARNERS IN BERNALILLO COUNTY JUST GOT ANOTHER RAISE. THE COUNTY COMMISSION TUESDAY NIGHT RAISED IT A NICKEL TO 8-70 AN HOUR.
THE ANNUAL INCREASE IS BUILT INTO THE COUNTY MINIMUM WAGE ORDINANCE. COMMISSIONER ART DE LA CRUZ SAYS THEY KEEP IT CONSERVATIVE SO SMALL BUSINESSES ARE NOT OVER-BURDENED, BUT WORKERS STILL GET MORE EACH YEAR.
