Gloria to unveil wage proposal
City Councilman Todd Gloria will announce details Wednesday of a proposed ballot measure that would increase the city’s minimum wage and require businesses to provide employees sick leave.
Gloria hasn’t previously announced how much he would propose to increase the minimum wage beyond what the state requires, which is $8 an hour but will rise to $9 on July 1 and $10 in 2016.
The proposed city initiative would also require employers to give workers five paid sick days a year.
Gloria is scheduled to be joined Wednesday at City Hall by Councilwoman Sherri Lightner and Peter Brownell of the Center on Policy Initiatives, a labor-backed think tank that supports the changes. The press conference is scheduled for noon.
Critics, including Mayor Kevin Faulconer, have expressed concern that having a higher minimum wage than what the state requires could put San Diego at a competitive disadvantage.
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