By Robert Salonga and Jessica Calefati in San Jose Mercury News
March 28, 2016
An agreement that will raise the state’s minimum wage to $15 is expected to be unveiled early this week and already has elicited a divide with workers contending the boost could help them keep up with California’s high cost of living, while employers voiced concern about staying solvent.
Gov. Jerry Brown and state labor unions have been negotiating over the past week to increase the current $10 minimum wage in increments over the next six years, a Capitol source close to the negotiations told this newspaper.
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