Everett's rival minimum wage proposals: Second group submits signatures

EVERETT — For the second time in less than a week, supporters of a mininum wage increase submitted signatures to have their initiative considered for the November ballot.

On Monday, organizers from Raise the Wage Responsibly submitted 2,600 signatures to the city clerk’s office. On Thursday, Everett Deserves a Raise submitted signatures for its own ballot measure.

Each proposal would raise the minimum wage at large businesses from $16.28 to $20.24 in Everett, further adjust wages based on inflation and require that businesses offer additional hours to current employees before hiring new employees.

Under each proposal, employers with fewer than 15 employees or those that make $2 million or less in annual gross revenue would be exempt.

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