State House News Service: Biz Owners to Make Plug for Higher Minimum Wage
By Michael P. Norton
State House News Service, Dec 5, 2017
A business owner who raised his company's entry wage to $15 an hour last year says his company has experienced less staff turnover, better customer service, and growing sales since then.
Michael Kanter plans on Tuesday to describe the wage hike's impact as activists submit more than 139,000 signatures to the state in their bid to put a question on the 2018 ballot requiring the minimum wage to rise to $15 an hour by 2022.
"When we announced to customers why we were increasing...