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Securing the Wage Floor. Michael Ettlinger
From the Economic Policy Institute (October 2006), the
details of indexing the minimum wage and the debate over the consequences of doing so.
Home pages from two of the nations where the minimum wage
is regularly adjusted by a government body.
Wage-indexing Prop 202 argued. Beck Pollack, Arizona Daily Star
As Arizona prepared to vote on an indexed state minimum wage,
the pros and cons of indexing in Washington and Oregon were reviewed. November 2006
Washington State Minimum Wage Information
The state Department of Labor and Industries' page on
the minimum wage with information about its yearly recalculation.
Making Ends Meet: Opinion Split on Minimum Wage Issue. Mike Johnston
From the Daily
Record (2/11/06) in Washington state, a review of the pros and cons of seven years of an indexed minimum wage.
Oregon Ballot Measure 25 to index the state minimum wage. 2002
The ballot measure includes links to arguments for and against
it.
Minimum Wage Employers Posting Strong Job Growth. Oregon Center for Public Policy
From September 2005, an update on strong employer growth in
Oregon's restaurant and farm industries, in a state where the indexed minimum wage is $7.25 in 2005.
Florida Minimum Wage Amendment, 2004
The full text of Florida's amendment.
Automatic Adjustment of the Minimum Wage: Linking the Minimum Wage to Productivity. Oren M. Levin-Waldman
From 1998, an economist's analysis of the advantages of linking
the minimum wage to median wages and to productivity increases.
San Francisco Minimum Wage Ordinance. Office of Labor Standards Enforcement
In 2003, San Francisco approved a city minimum wage to be indexed
to the Consumer Price Index. This bulletin announces its increase to $9.36 as of January 1, 2008.
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