Preemption Bills: A New Conservative Tool to Block Minimum Wage Increases | New Republic

While labor activists have been successful in their efforts to pass legislation at the local level, state government has been a much tougher nut to crack. Pro-business interests shower donations on state representatives across the country, in return for their votes when it comes to making sure cities remain “business friendly”—with low wages and no union representation.

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