Activists had garnered a total of 800,000 signatures on two petitions seeking to put meaningful paid sick leave and a strong minimum wage hike on the ballot in November. The ballot measure, called One Fair Wage, sought to raise the minimum wage from $9.25 to $12 by 2022. It would have also eliminated the tipped minimum wage, raising it to $12 an hour by 2024, from the current $3.52. The version of the bill Snyder signed delays raising the minimum wage to $12.05 an hour until 2030. The Michigan GOP’s moves to keep voters from getting to decide on wage and sick leave measures is part of a nationwide push by conservatives to tamp down growing demand for fair wages and real paid sick leave.

Source: Huffington Post December 14, 2018 20:12 UTC