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Orlando City Council votes in favor of increasing minimum wage to $15 per hour

Orlando, Fla. — Orlando City Council votes in favor of increasing minimum wage to $15 per hour for all city workers by 2021.

Council members Monday, voted in favor of the proposal to increase the minimum wage for all full-time, part-time and seasonal city of Orlando employees. Those who aren't currently earning at least that amount will see incremental increases during the next few years.

Wages will increase from $13 per hour in 2019 to $14 in 2020 and then $15 per hour by 2021. City workers who already make at least $15 per hour will also receive a raise.

Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer said, “If somebody has to work two jobs to simply make a living wage and put food on their table, it’s a very difficult situation.” The pay bump is retroactive, so city workers will see the increase on their next pay check.

According to the city, there are nearly three hundred city employees currently making less than $15 per hour.

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