• Last week the Florida Supreme Court approved a proposed constitutional amendment to be included on the November 2020 ballot. If approved by 60% of the voters it would raise Florida’s minimum wage to $15 an hour from its current level of $8 and 56 cents an hour. Economic analyst Hank Fishkind sits down with 90.7’s Matthew Peddie to explain the economic impact of a higher minimum wage.
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• Walt Disney World Resort employees have voted to ratify a contract that will increase starting pay to $15 an hour. Union leaders are calling it an historic agreement.
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• Florida’s minimum wage will go up 15 cents starting January 1. The state Department of Economic Opportunity reports the new minimum wage will be $8.25 per hour.
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• Companies that do business with Osceola County would have to pay more than the state’s minimum wage starting next year if commissioners approve a new ordinance that calls for a mandatory wage hike. 90.7’s Renata Sago reports.
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• Dozens of fast food workers rallied at City Hall today asking officials to raise Orlando’s minimum wage.
The push comes one day after New York boosted its minimum wage to $15. As 90.7’s Renata Sago reports, Orlando workers say they want the same pay.
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• Low-wage workers across the globe are walking off the job on tax day Wednesday and demanding $15 an hour. Some fast-food workers in Orlando are participating in the strikes with a rally that started at six Wednesday morning.
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• Last week, in more than 150 cities across the country, masses of fast-food workers raised their voices and their employment risks in an attempt to make themselves heard.
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