Some Allegheny County employees could see a wage increase thanks to a new minimum age wage bill that passed Tuesday evening.
Allegheny County Council voted 10-4 to pass a bill that would set $20 an hour as the minimum wage for county workers by 2026. There would be incremental increases to $18 an hour next year and to $19 an hour in 2025.
The bill faces likely opposition from Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald, but the 10 votes would be enough to override a veto, if the same members were to hold the line.
Fitzgerald’s spokesperson said the office did not have a comment on the bill Tuesday night.
Several council members spoke out in favor of the increase during council’s meeting Tuesday evening at the Allegheny County Courthouse in downtown Pittsburgh.
Vote Breakdown on Allegheny County worker min wage bill
Bennett - yes
Betkowski - yes
DeMarco - no
Duerr - yes
Filiaggie - absent
Futules - no
Hallam - yes
Klein - yes
Macey - no
Naccarati-Chapkis - yes
Palmiere - yes
Palmosina - yes
Prizio - yes
Walton - no
Catena - yes— Ryan Deto (@RyanDeto) June 6, 2023
Councilwoman Liv Bennett, D-North Side, said she has recently experienced low wages and that it’s not uncommon for other Black women in Allegheny County to live under a minimum wage. County council members are part-time positions that receive a stipend of about $10,000 a year.
“If we want a fair shot at people being able to live in the county, and not put the burden on the backs of Black women, we should be voting for this,”...
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