February 28th, 2025 by WCBC Radio

Maryland labor leaders including the state teacher’s union and AFSCME joined the One Fair Wage movement in Annapolis to rally for raising the state’s minimum wage to $20 per hour by 2030. Proposed bills would phase in the minimum wage and eliminate the subminimum wage for tipped workers. There would be tax credits for small businesses and mandated transparency on service fees. One Fair Wage President Saru Jayarman says it would be good financial deal for the state…

   

“Revenue coming in to the state from income taxes, from all workers getting a raise and tipped workers getting a significant raise, far exceeds any cost to the state as a result of the tax credits.”