SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California legislators and labor unions have reached an agreement that will take the state’s minimum wage from $10 to $15 an hour.
Sen. Mark Leno, D-San Francisco, said Saturday that a deal was reached. The proposal would go before the Legislature as part of his minimum-wage bill that stalled last year. Leno said the deal would avoid taking the issue to the ballot. One union-backed initiative has already qualified for California’s November ballot and a second, competing measure is also trying to qualify.
Leno did not confirm specifics of the agreement, but most proposals have the wage increasing about a dollar per year until it reaches $15 per hour.
