Yonkers Times, April 3, 2023
As debate over raising the minimum wage in the state budget continues, over 300 businesses and business organizations across New York have signed a letter from New York Business for a Fair Minimum Wage calling on Gov. Hochul and the state legislature to incrementally raise the minimum wage to $21.25, with annual indexing, as called for in the Raise the Wage Act (S1978A/A2204A).
Supporters include business leaders across the state from Buffalo and the Finger Lakes to the Capital Region and the Hudson Valley to New York City and the Long Island African American Chamber of Commerce – from industries including retail, service, restaurants, agriculture, manufacturing and more. Business owners say raising and then indexing the state minimum wage will boost consumer spending, strengthen New York’s workforce and businesses, and help build a more resilient economy. ...