Post-Journal (NY): State, Federal Chamber Leaders Support Wage Increase
By Dennis Phillips
Post-Journal (Jamestown, NY), Feb 8, 2013
State and federal chamber of commerce leaders are supporting an increase in New York's minimum wage, and they're not alone.
On Thursday, Business for a Fair Minimum Wage held a press conference call with business and chamber leaders who support the proposed hike. In January, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced in his State of the State address a proposition to increase the low-income wage from $7.25 to $8.75. ...
Margot Dorfman, U.S. Women's Chamber of Commerce chief executive officer, said a wage hike is overdue. She...