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Seattle sees 1st phase of minimum wage increase

By Take Two Staff
Published Mar 31, 2015
Employees prepare beverages in the first Starbucks coffee shop in Seattle. The city council approved a measure Monday to gradually raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour.
Employees prepare beverages in the first Starbucks coffee shop in Seattle.
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Seattle sees 1st phase of minimum wage increase

The minimum wage in Seattle moves up to $11 on Wednesday, the first step in a city-sponsored plan that will bring the minimum up to at least $15. There will be winners, and losers, and they're not always who you might expect.

Deborah Wang of public station KUOW reports in part two of this series. Listen to part one here.