Petition Targets CdA Minimum Wage

Voters in Coeur d’Alene may decide if the city should boost the minimum wage. On Friday, a group - spearheaded by former legislative candidate Anne Nesse and Bob Bennett, former North Idaho College president — submitted a draft initiative to City Clerk Renata McLeod. If the group obtains the necessary 1,681 signatures from registered voters in Coeur d’Alene, residents will vote on the initiative on Nov. 3. “I believe this is a human rights issue,” Nesse said. “Most people want to earn their food. They don’t want to be embarrassed and have to beg to the federal government.” If passed, the initiative would require employers in the city of Coeur d’Alene to pay their employees at least $8.75 an hour beginning Jan. 1, 2016. The current minimum wage is $7.25/ Keith Cousins , Coeur d’Alene Press. More here. (Courtesy photo via Coeur d’Alene Press)

Question: Will you sign a petition to increase the minimum wage in Coeur d’alene to $8.75 per hour?