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Will Seattle's plan to raise minimum wage spur increases elsewhere?
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Jun 3, 2014
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Will Seattle's plan to raise minimum wage spur increases elsewhere?
The Seattle city council has voted to raise the minimum wage in that city to $15 an hour, the highest minimum wage in the country by far. So what effect could this have in Seattle and beyond?
View of the skyline in the city of Seattle, Washington state on March 22, 2011. Seattle is the northernmost major city in the contiguous United States, and the largest city in the Pacific Northwest. The city is home to corporations such as Boeing, Starbucks and Microsoft. AFP PHOTO/Mark RALSTON (Photo credit should read MARK RALSTON/AFP/Getty Images)
View of the skyline in the city of Seattle, Washington state on March 22, 2011.
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The Seattle city council has voted to raise the minimum wage in that city to $15 an hour, the highest minimum wage in the country by far. So what effect could this have in Seattle and beyond?

The Seattle city council has voted to raise the minimum wage in that city to $15 an hour, the highest minimum wage in the country by far.

So what effect could this have in Seattle and beyond? For more we're joined by Chris Tilly, director for the UCLA Institute for Research on Labor and Employment.