Business leaders have warned that a $15 statewide minimum wage could be the "final straw." Advocates say it's the best way to eliminate the very notion of the "working poor." Governor Cuomo wants to get it done. Senate Republicans are divided.
What would the impact be? Our panel comes from different sides to discuss a $15 minimum wage. Our guests:
- Mike Durant, state director of NFIB NY
- Brian Sampson, president of the state Associated Builders and Contractors
- Sky Snead, worker rights advocate and home health care worker
- Luis Torres, worker rights advocate, Worker Justice Center of New York