Los Angeles is set to become the largest American metropolis to raise its minimum wage to $15 an hour, in a decision its top labor official said should inspire other large U.S. cities to follow suit.
The City Council Tuesday voted to raise the minimum wage to $15 by 2020, a move expected to boost the salaries of about 800,000 workers. The decision puts Los Angeles in the company of San Francisco and Seattle, which are setting their wage floors at $15 between 2018 and 2021.
Congress hasn't moved to raise the federal minimum wage of $7.25 an hour since 2009. That's left states and cities to act on their own. They join companies such as Wal-Mart Stores Inc., McDonald's Corp, and Target Corp. that have pledged to boost pay under pressure from organized labor.
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