WASHINGTON (AP) — Union leaders, clergy and other activists are launching an effort to put a major minimum wage increase on the District of Columbia ballot.
The D.C. Council is considering a minimum wage hike. Councilmember Vincent Orange says he plans to move a bill out of committee that would increase the city’s minimum wage from $8.25 to $11.50 an hour over the next three years.
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