GOVERNOR MARTINEZ AND THE GREATER ALBUQUERQUE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE HAVE CONSISTENTLY OPPOSED A MINIMUM WAGE HIKE. NOW THEY SAY THEY’D CONSIDER A SMALL INCREASE AS LONG AS IT DOESN’T HURT SMALL BUSINESSES AND KEEP THE STATE COMPETITIVE.
RAISING THE MINIMUM WAGE IS A PRIORITY FOR DEMOCRATIC LEGISLATORS. ONE MEASURE IN THE STATE HOUSE FROM ALBUQUERQUE REPRESENTATIVE MIGUEL GARCIA WOULD INCREASE THE WAGE 35 PERCENT OVER THE NEXT THREE YEARS TO 10-10 AN HOUR BY 2020. ANOTHER PROPOSES TAKING THE WAGE TO 15 DOLLARS AN HOUR IN 2018. AND A SENATE MEASURE WOULD RAISE THE WAGE TO 8-45 AN HOUR IN JULY.
