'Officials: $15 minimum wage will hurt' ~ Southern Tier business owners, organizations, government leaders voice concerns

January 15, 2016

Minimum Wage

Local business owners and officials voiced their concerns yesterday in Big Flats [Photo: Star-Gazette].

Southern Tier business owners, organizations, and state and local leaders gathered at Tags Restaurant in Big Flats to voice concerns over the proposal to make New York the first state in the nation to enact a $15-an-hour minimum wage for all workers.

Read and watch more from the:

Elmira Star-Gazette, "Officials: $15 minimum wage will hurt"

Corning Leader, "Restaurant owners hit hard by hike in tipped minimum wage"

WENY-TV, "Local restaurants fight against tipped workers wage increase"

WETM-TV, "$15 Min. Wage In Southern Tier: Local Officials Discuss Southern Tier Economy Future"

WBNG-TV, "Officials, business owners dispute wage hike for tipped workers"

Time-Warner Cable News, "Minimum Wage Hike Raises Concerns"