Alabama Just Passed Fast-Tracked Bill Blocking Any City From Raising Minimum Wage

‘Workers in Alabama’s biggest city were days away from having their minimum wage lifted. And then state lawmakers swiftly crushed Birmingham’s increase—and any other city’s potential effort to do the same.

As local news ABC3340 reports,

Earlier this week, Birmingham City Council passed an ordinance speeding up the implementation of its $10.10 minimum wage. It was slated to go into effect Sunday, after being published in the newspaper.

The Alabama Senate had a bill to block it on the fast track. It had its first reading Tuesday, went to committee Wednesday and had its final reading and vote Thursday.

Less than an hour after the Senate passed the bill, Gov. Robert Bentley signed it into law.’

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