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May 1, 2012
Atlantic Yards Workers Left Out of 'Living Wage' Bill
As the City Council meets Monday to consider the measure, one outcome is practically guaranteed.
Fort Greene-Clinton Hill Patch
by Paul Leonard
The City Council prepared to vote on legislation Monday requiring some businesses receiving city benefits to lift worker pay.
However, even if enacted, the measure would not cover any of the workers on one of the city's biggest development projects receiving public subsidies: Atlantic Yards.
The "living wage" bill would mandate minimum pay of $11.50 per hour, or $10 without benefits, for scores of employers receiving public funding with gross revenues over $5 million dollars a year.
Just not for workers at Barclays Center—or any other project at Atlantic Yards.
The exact terms of the bill, released last week, exempted projects like Atlantic Yards that had already received city approval.
NoLandGrab: Word is, they're already working on a new logo for the living-wage legislation...
Posted by eric at May 1, 2012 11:16 AM