But Rauner Wants It Tied To Pro-Business Measure
Tuesday night’s Illinois gubernatorial debate
highlighted the role of the minimum wage in the race between Gov. Pat Quinn (D)
and challenger Bruce Rauner (R). During the event, Quinn said that he supports
raising the state’s minimum wage from its current $8.25 an hour to at least $10
an hour by the start of 2015. For his part, Rauner argued that he would prefer
to see a minimum wage increase occur at the national level in order to ensure
that Illinois businesses remain competitive. However, under pressure, Rauner
backed an increase in the state’s minimum wage in exchange for pro-business
reforms, such as changes to worker’s compensation laws.
What This Means For Small Business:
With both candidates in Illinois backing an increase in the state minimum wage,
the chances of it happening have increased, and that may add to the pressure
for a national minimum wage hike.
Additional Reading:
WBBM-TV, the Chicago
Tribune and
the Chicago
Sun-Times
all report on the debate.
Related:
NFIB opposes any effort to increase the federal minimum wage, including S. 2223, the Minimum Wage Fairness Act.
This news article is intended to keep small business owners apprised of current events that may affect them. It does not necessarily reflect NFIB’s policy position on such issues.
