If the past is any indication, the legislation might languish. We think the 14,000 Delaware workers who would be covered by the increase deserve it. It has been nearly three years since Delaware increased the minimum wage. It's time for a change. The world has not remained static.
Workers earning the minimum wage are at the economic bottom.
Most struggle just to keep going. Most Senate Republicans voted against the bill. Some contended that government had no business interfering in private employment. That position borders on hypocrisy. Many of these same Republicans can hardly wait to vote for government concessions to bigbusiness, which are private employment matters too.