Thursday, November 10, 2005

Supporters Push For Higher Minimum Wage

A top Democratic legislative leader is joining a coalition of groups in advocating to increase New Mexico's minimum wage from $5.15 per hour to $7.15 per hour.

Advocators are trying to build momentum for a statewide minimum wage initiative they plan to introduce in the 2006 legislative session. They say that the proposed wage rate will help the working poor in New Mexico.

Proponents are calling for legislation that would allow the state's minimum wage to be adjusted annually with inflation, but they say they support not having it pre-empt local wage levels in the state that are higher than the mandated state minimum wage.

About $123,000 people, one-eighth of the state's workforce who earn an hourly wage less than $7.50 will benefit from the increase.

Gov. Bill Richardson supports a higher minimum wage but hasn't decided how much increase he will propose to lawmakers next year.

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