St. Louis is not the first city to see its minimum-wage ordinances undercut by state legislatures. Rogers said she lived in low-income housing in downtown St. Louis with seven relatives. Eric Greitens backed the rollback bill and said the minimum-wage ordinance passed by politicians in St. Louis would hurt the people it claimed to help. More than 100 small businesses have pledged not to cut paychecks, and 16 members of the St. Louis Board of Aldermen endorsed the campaign. Ben Poremba, a chef in St. Louis, owns four restaurants that employ about 90 people.

Source: Los Angeles Times August 29, 2017 01:52 UTC