Anchorage small business owners are giving their thoughts on the November ballot initiative to increase benefits and offer protections to minimum wage earners. The initiative is known as Ballot Measure No. 1.
Higher minimum wage , sick leave & employee rights: Alaska voters consider Ballot Measure 1 ANCHORAGE , Alaska - A $15 minimum wage , small business sick leave requirements and ‘protecting workers’ constitutional rights’ are what ballot measure 1 supporters are asking November voters to say ‘yes’ to.
“You know when you look at a huge segment of the Anchorage population have significantly more money in their pockets, that’s going to make a big difference to a store, small stores like me,” said Robokoff. Patrick FitzGerald, part of a group of supporters behind Measure 1, said COVID proved to employees the value of having jobs with paid sick leave.
“We thought $15 an hour for minimum wage would be something that would both increase and help the Alaskan economy and the earners, as well as to have small businesses be able to accommodate that growth,” FitzGerald said.
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