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Should The Mass. Minimum Wage Go Up?
ResumeThe Massachusetts minimum wage is $8 per hour. That's higher than the federal minimum wage. But, the Bay State rate hasn't grown, or been adjusted for inflation, since it was raised to the $8 mark in 2008.
That could change. On Tuesday, state lawmakers held their first public hearing on a proposal to raise the minimum wage to $11 an hour. The hearing drew passionate response.
While this is a familiar debate, it's also important one. Because if this bill passes, Massachusetts would be raising the minimum wage for the first time in five years. Should it?
Guests
Jon Hurst, president of the Retailers Association of Massachusetts
Brian Lang, president of UNITE HERE! Local 26, a union that represents hospitality workers across Massachusetts
This segment aired on June 12, 2013.