Minimum Wage Update: Advocacy and Implementation

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Sunday, January 24, 2016 4:30 PM to 5:45 PM EST

The question of raising minimum wage has become a prominent issue, with elected officials and organizations across the country actively engaged in the matter. What can indie booksellers do to ensure that any minimum wage increase takes into account the economic realities of indie retail? Booksellers on the West Coast are dealing with this issue now.  They will discuss what they have learned and offer insight regarding how to become actively engaged in minimum wage discussions in your community.

  • Becky Anderson, Anderson's Bookshop (Naperville, IL)
  • Jarek Steele, Left Bank Books (St. Louis, MO)
  • Tracy Taylor, The Elliott Bay Book Company (Seattle, WA)
  • Michael Tucker, Books Inc. (San Francisco, CA)
  • Pete Mulvihill, Green Apple Books (San Francisco, CA) (Moderator)
     

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