an idea that service workers have pushed back on at the state Capitol<\/a>.<\/p>\n\u201cI work hard. I work long hours,\u201d said Sylvie King, a Bridgeport restaurant worker. \u201cSometimes up to 13 hours a day. My base pay is $8 an hour.\u201d<\/p>\n
JOB KILLER?<\/p>\n
Could a $25 minimum wage backfire?<\/p>\n
The research is mixed.<\/p>\n
Business groups said it will mean fewer workers and more automation.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur state and federal lawmakers should be focusing on meaningful policies that address the key factors driving Connecticut\u2019s affordability crisis, including the growing cost of healthcare, housing, and energy,\u201d the Connecticut Business and Industry Association said in a statement. \u201cLet\u2019s talk instead about implementing solutions that will address the spiraling cost of healthcare, energy, and housing.\u201d<\/p>\n
When Seattle dramatically raised its wage in 2014, a University of Washington study found that wages rose 3.2% \u2013 but workers\u2019 hours dropped by 6.9%. Younger, inexperienced employees were impacted the most.<\/p>\n
Some restaurants also raised prices, but 99% of them remained open 18 months into the new law. <\/p>\n
A 2021 review from the National Bureau of Economic Research found similar results.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere is strong and consistent evidence of negative employment effects for teens, young adults, the less-educated and directly-affected (low-wage) workers,\u201d researchers concluded.<\/p>\n
Even supporters worry that artificial intelligence could threaten lower-wage jobs.<\/p>\n
\u201cEven for myself, a small business owner, using AI has relieved some of the need for receptionists, so on and so forth, secretary,\u201d said Donyae Carter-Smith, of Norwalk.<\/p>\n
But studies in other cities have shown minimal employment impacts.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe sky doesn\u2019t fall,\u201d Murphy said. \u201cIn fact, what happens is that, when you put more money in the pockets of workers, that money goes right back into the economy.\u201d<\/p>\n
MAMDANI EFFECT?<\/p>\n
The legislation comes two days after Democratic Socialists swept primaries in New York City, a political earthquake boosted by endorsements from Mayor Zohran Mamdani.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat we saw last night was a hunger for leaders who will be there on the front lines looking to make it easier for working people to afford life in the greatest city in the world,\u201d Mamdani said on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
DSA candidates also won in Pennsylvania and Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n
\u201cParty leaders need to listen to what voters are telling us,\u201d Murphy posted on X. \u201cAnd right now, they are demanding our party be bolder.\u201d<\/p>\n
Polls show that voters are unhappy.<\/p>\n
According to a new Marist Poll<\/a>, 60% of Americans disapprove of how President Donald Trump is managing the economy.<\/p>\nStill, Trump predicted that the Mamdani strategy will backfire for Democrats in this year\u2019s midterms.<\/p>\n
\u201cMayor Mamdani pulled through 3 solid Communists, and has received loud and universal applause from the Fake News Media,\u201d Trump posted on Truth Social.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Connecticut\u2019s two senators think 67 million workers deserve a raise. On Thursday, Democratic Sens. Chris Murphy and Richard…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":278428,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[98,100,99,9,24,63],"class_list":["post-278427","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-brooklyn","tag-brooklyn","tag-brooklyn-headlines","tag-brooklyn-news","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/278427","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=278427"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/278427\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/278428"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=278427"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=278427"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=278427"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}