AN ADVOCACY GROUP IN LAS CRUCES WANTS A HIGHER MINIMUM WAGE INCREASE THAN WHAT THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVED . THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS THAT THE GROUP … CAFE … THIS WEEK TURNED IN ABOUT 6-THOUSAND PETITION SIGNATURES TO THE CITY CLERK THAT PROPOSES RAISING THE WAGE TO 10-DOLLARS-AND-10-CENTS AN HOUR FOR TIPPED EMPLOYEES.
CITY COUNCILLORS LAST MONTH APPROVED INCREASING THE WAGE TO 8-50 OVER TWO YEARS TIME. THAT PLAN ALSO CALLS FOR AN ANNUAL COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENT.
SANTA FE CURRENTLY HAS THE HIGHEST MINIMUM WAGE IN NEW MEXICO AT 10-66 AN HOUR.
