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The Living Wage Resource Center: Living Wage Successes In April, the Albuquerque City Council became only the fourth city in the country to enact an across- the-board minimum wage increase, passing legislation to raise the city's minimum wage to $7.50/hr. In 2007 the phased increase will begin with a jump to $6.75 an hour. The minimum wage will increase to $7.15 an hour in 2008 and $7.50 in 2009. Tips and commissions may count towards the minimum wage. Sandia Puebla NM -April 2006 On April 19, the Sandia Pueblo Tribal Council became the country's first pueblo to approve a wage ordinance, approving a new Pueblo-wide minimum wage of $8.18 an hour. The new law covers employees of the Pueblo and its administration as well as private industries based on the Pueblo. The law sets the minimum wage for tipped employees at $8.00, including tips. Santa Barbara CA -March 2006 On March 7, the Santa Barbara City Council passed a Living Wage Ordinance after a 51/2 year campaign. The living wage will require businesses who receive of $15,000 in contracts with the City to pay their workers $14 without health insurance, $12 with health insurance, or $11 if they provide additional benefits. While it was not perfect, the living wage is one of the highest in California, and in the Country. Washington, DC -January 2006 The Washington, DC city council passed the "Way to Work Amendment Act of 2006" which included the "Living Wage Act of 2006." Employers that receive contracts from the District for $100,000 or more or that receive agreements for government assistance for $15,000 or more are required to pay employees a minimum wage of $11.75 per hour (06/06). Also, subcontractors recieving government funds worth $50,000 or more are required to pay the living wage. Nassau County NY -17ecember 2005 Nassau County passed a living wage ordinance in December 2005 that will be phased in over the next four years. The ordinance requires companies with county contracts valued at more than $25,000 to pay employees a living wage of $9.50/hr beginning in 2007. In 2008 it will increase to $10.50 and in 2010 it will again be raised to $12.50. Albany NY -September 2005 In September, Albany became the first Capital Region government to pass a living wage ordinance. The ordinance, which passed unanimously, requires all companies that have service contracts valued at $20,000 or more or that collect a fee from the city of at least $30,000 annually, to pay a living wage of at least $10.25 an hour. The hourly rate will increase annually with the consumer price index. Brookline MA -May 2005 htt //www.livin wa ecam ai n.or /index. h yid=1958 11/27/2006 p: g g P g g P P