ABQ minimum wage fight continues

Efforts continue to fight Albuquerque’s oncoming minimum wage hike approved by voters in the November election. 

One group is asking city councilors to instead consider phasing-in the wage hike, but time is running out. The dollar-an-hour increase to $8.50 takes effect in less than a month.  The fate of the minimum wage hike lies largely with the Albuquerque city council even though voters overwhelmingly passed it back in November. 

But so far, no one is sponsoring anything.  Good news for those with the group OLE which fought hard for voter support. OLE member Andrea Serrano says a push by the New Mexico Restaurant Association to get councilors to amend the ordinance by phasing in the increase is wrong. 

The association says the dollar-an-hour increase won't fit well for many business owners whose budget planning didn't account for pay increases. 

ABQ minimum wage fight continues