LANSING, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) -- Next year, Michigan voters will be able to decide whether or not to gradually increase the state's minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2027.
According to a news release from One Fair Wage, over 610,000 signatures were collected to place the proposal on the Nov. 2024 ballot.
Michigan's current minimum wage rate is $10.10 per hour.
The proposal, recently filed with the Michigan Bureau of Elections, seeks to increase the minimum wage by $1 each year with the aim of reaching the $15 per hour by 2027.
After 2027, the wage would adjust automatically with inflation.
"In addition to raising the wage for all workers, the bill will end the two-tiered wage system that currently exists in Michigan by phasing out the subminimum wages for workers with disabilities, youth and tipped workers, who are currently paid a mere $3.84 per hour," states a news release from One Fair Wage.
"The plan will close the wage disparity between tipped and non-tipped workers over four years, ensuring both cohorts attain the $15 per hour rate by 2028. The initiative proposes to dismantle the sub-minimum wage system for workers under 20 and those with disabilities," the news release states.
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One Fair Wage said the proposition is timely as 1.5 million residents are unable to meet their basic needs such as housing, childcare, food, healthcare and transportation on existing wages.
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