Residents in SeaTac, Washington will soon vote on a referendum that would increase the city's minimum wage to $15 an hour, more than double the federal minimum. The measure, known as Proposition 1, is being pushed vigorously by various unions in an effort to present a model for increasing wages and empowering workers across the country. Proposition 1 faces equally hot opposition, however, from business leaders who claim the increase in wages could stunt economic growth in the city and dissuade new business from opening in SeaTac.
See "In Washington State, Home of Highest Minimum Wage, a City Aims Higher", Kirk Johnson and Steven Greenhouse, The New York Times, October 14, 2013