Pay rise comes for New Yorkers, but some chafe at compromise

By MAYSOON KHAN
Associated Press/Report for America

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A deal to raise the minimum wage in New York will keep the state on the list of places with the highest base pay for low-paid workers. But the raise amount is still disappointing some labor activists who hoped for a bigger bump. The minimum hourly wage would rise to $17 in New York City and some of its suburbs and $16 in the rest of the state by 2026 under an agreement between Gov. Kathy Hochul and legislative leaders. That’s well above the federal minimum of $7.25. It would still be less than what workers will get by 2028 in California, Washington and Hawaii.