PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh's mayor doesn't want to use contractors if they aren't paying their employees at least $15 an hour.
Two years ago, Mayor Bill Peduto announced an executive order requiring the city to pay all full-time employees $15 per hour, a plan that's being phased in over five years.
But Monday, he took it a step further: the city's major contractors.
The mayor introduced new legislation to city council requiring anyone with city contracts of $100,000 or more to pay their workers at least $15 per hour.
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Peduto and council members have spoken about the need to move toward a $15 per hour minimum wage, but this is the first time they've pushed any legislation requiring such wages for companies affiliated with the city.
"Whenever we are utilizing limited tax money, we want to be able to do it so it provides that type of a wage to the lowest-paid worker of any organization," Peduto said.
Peduto pointed to major companies like UPMC and PNC, which raised their minimum wages to $15 per hour after his executive order two years ago.
The move will still need to pass through city council, but if passed, could be in place by January.
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