Lawmakers Push For $15 An Hour Minimum Wage, While Fast Food Workers Hit The Street

HARTFORD, CT — Fast food employees rallied in Hartford against President Donald Trump’s nominee for labor secretary, while lawmakers met at the state Capitol to push for a $15 minimum wage in the new legislative session.

“Enacting a $15 minimum wage will pay dividends for over 300,000 workers in our state, who will put their money right back into our communities and our small businesses,” Rep. James Albis, D-East Haven, said.

The Labor and Public Employees Committee voted to draft legislation that would increase the minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2022.

Connecticut last passed a minimum wage increase in 2014. The base wage was raised to $10.10 on Jan. 1 of this year. It was the last increase included in that bill.

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