How St. Louis Workers Won and Then Lost a Minimum-Wage Hike
https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2017/08/st-louis-minimum-wage-preemption/538182/
After a Missouri law took effect on Monday, the wage floor in the city was reduced to $7.70 per hour after three months at $10 per hour—the latest case of a state cracking down on a city that had enacted a progressive policy.
Bettie Douglas has worked at a McDonald's in St. Louis for 10 years. For the last three months, she's made $10 per hour. On Monday, when she got to work, she was working for $7.90 per hour...
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