City of Austin employees push for minimum wage raise

By: Blake DeVine | kxan | Aug 17, 2022

AUSTIN (KXAN) — As Austin has become pricey, city employees making minimum wage have had their pay rate remain flat at $15 per hour.

That could change today, as Austin City Council will review the fiscal year 2022-23 budget.

Back in June, council unanimously passed a resolution that made their number one priority in this budget cycle to raise the minimum wage for city employees. (Read More)