This election season, California voters' enthusiasm for increasing the statewide minimum wage appears to be waning, with recent polls indicating declining support for such measures.
Current law requires annual increases to minimum wage based on the consumer price index or 3.5%. Any adjustment, as in the case of Prop. 32, is debated heavily among voters.
Support for progressive labor policies has notably decreased this election cycle, with strategists suggesting that voters feel fatigued and less inclined to approve wage increases at this time.
Prop. 32 would mandate an increase to $18 per hour for larger businesses next year, with smaller ones given until 2026 to comply, reflecting ongoing debates about minimum wage impacts.
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