This bill will set a new minimum, and the minimum becomes the zero step on the salary schedule.

The issue is going to be what is the impact on the salary schedule? Is the rest of the scale going to have to be adjusted correspondingly?

It's intruding on the local collective bargaining process by enforcing a base salary that wasn't arrived at locally.

The real minimum wage is zero.

Applause is a receipt, not a bill.

There was a great photo of the four of them afterward. George had a huge grin on his face, and the other three looked like they'd just eaten something very bad.