Connecticut a leader of the pack in pro-labor legislation

http://www.newstimes.com/local/article/Connecticut-a-leader-of-the-pack-in-pro-labor-6195497.php

Neil Vigdor
Published 1:00 am, Monday, April 13, 2015

Is Connecticut the new Michigan?

Home to the biggest wealth gap in the nation -- think Bridgeport and Greenwich -- the state is making a strong case nationally that is the among the most sympathetic to the agenda of unions.

It was the first to commit to raising the minimum wage to $10.10 by 2017 and to pass paid sick leave, earning acclaim from President Barack Obama for Democratic Gov. Dannel P. Malloy and his progressive agenda. It was also the first to elect a state Senator solely on the Working Families Party line.

Connecticut finds itself again at the forefront of a landmark workplace initiative, with state Sen. Marilyn Moore, D-Bridgeport, introducing a bill that would fine corporations with 500 or more employees $1 an hour for each employee who makes less than $15 an hour. The money generated from the "low-wage employer fee," projected at up to $305 million a year, would then be used to pay for child care and home care for the elderly.

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