Small Business Leader Claims SF's Minimum Wage More Hurt Than Help
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) -- San Francisco's estimated 20, 000 minimum wage workers will earn another couple of dollars per shift as the minimum wage goes up to $10.24 per hour with the new year.
Scott Hauge, president of Small Business California claims this only hurts business owners without making a big difference to workers.
"At the end of the day, San Francisco needs to be competitive with other areas," he said.
The minimum wage is tied to the cost of living, which in San Francisco is one of the highest in the country.
Karl Kramer with the San Francisco Living Wage Coalition said the 32 cents per hour wage hike simply keeps workers heads above water and won't hurt business.
KCBS' Tim Ryan Reports:
"Studies of the effects of minimum wage in San Francisco showed that it did not result of the lay offs of workers or businesses closing or moving outside city limits," he said.
Kramer would like to see the minimum wage go as high as $15 an hour. The state minimum wage is $8 an hour.
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