Council members got an earful Tuesday from the Living Wage Working Group, made up of unions and workers’ advocates, on why they say the living wage needs to be increased to $22 in the upcoming city budget. It’s been stuck at $15 since 2018.
is considering raising the city’s "living wage," the baseline wage for city workers, from $15 to $22 an hour.
"The high cost of living makes it difficult for city employees to live in the city that they work in," said Minerva Camarena-Skeith of Central Texas Interfaith. "$22 an hour is a starting place. We believe that it's still not a living wage," said Fabiola Barreto, Austin Policy Coordinator with the Workers Defense Project.
"We have a goal now to house 3,000 individuals experiencing homelessness, and I would hate to go short of that because we've raised wages," said District 6 Council Member Mackenzie Kelly.But others say $22 is a must.
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