洛杉磯投票15元時薪最低工資法
LA Votes for $15 Per Hour Minimum Wage
洛杉磯投票15元時薪最低工資法
Last week, the Los Angeles City Council voted to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2020, becoming the largest U.S. city to do so. New York is contemplating a similar move. Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo recently announced that the state will consider raising the minimum wage for fast food workers. And other cities across the country raised minimum wage well above the federally mandated $7.25 per hour.
上週，洛杉磯市議會進行了2020年前逐步提高每小時最低薪金爲$15的投票，這使洛杉磯成爲第二個對該提案進行投票的城市。紐約也正考慮如法炮製，Andrew M. Cuomo州長表示，他們州正考慮提高快餐工的最低薪金。美國的其他城市也相繼把最低薪金提的高於國家$7.25每小時的標準。
Here's what LA's increase could mean for you, whether or not you live there:
無論是否居住在洛杉磯，你都可以瞭解下這次最低薪金提升的意義：
1. How many?
1.有多少人會受益？
Based on a report from the Center on Wage and Employment Dynamics, approximately 542,000 LA workers would be affected (37.8 percent of the workforce) to start, but the number will grow to more than 609,000 affected workers.
從工資與就業動力中心的報告來看，將近542,000工作者（全部勞動人口的37.8%）會受到影響，今後數字還會增長到609,000。
2. How much?
2.薪資會增長多少？
Earnings would initially grow by as much as $4,800, annually; and then continue to grow to $16,600 with the incremental pay increases. Proponents argue that workers will quickly reinvest all that money, and help to reinvigorate the economy.
工人們每年將多掙$4,800，隨着不斷上漲的薪資，慢慢會增加到$16,600。該法案的擁護者表示，工資上漲後，工人們很快會用這些錢再投資，從而有助經濟繁榮。
3. Who benefits?
3. 對誰有益？
According to the Center on Wage and Employment Dynamics, the new $15 per hour pay increase will disproportionally benefit workers of color – more than 80 percent of affected workers. Most of the low-income workers in their 30s. (89 percent are 20 or older.)
工資與就業動力中心表示，新增的$15每小時的薪水，會不同程度上使有色員工受益，因爲他們佔所有漲工資工人的80%還多，而這些人基本年近30.（有89%的人20歲左右，有的甚至更大）。
4. Which industries are affected the most?
4.那些行業受影響最大？
In general, the industries most affected are about what you'd expect: food services, healthcare, retail, and admin work.
基本上是我們大家能預見到的那些工業：飲食服務，保健，零售和監管行業。
Ultimately, no matter which side of the wage debate you're on, the LA vote means monumental changes. Even if you are making more than $15 per hour, you probably know family, friends, and acquaintances in your community who have been living on low wages their entire careers. The question is no longer whether the minimum wage will increase – it's whether that increase will mean more income, or fewer jobs.
最後，無論你是否支持漲薪，洛杉磯的這次投票都具有歷史性的變革意義。即使你每小時薪金多於$15，但你的家人、朋友、鄰里熟人中有些人可能一生都拿着很低的薪水。這次投票需要考慮的重點不是是否提升最低薪金，而是提升後是否真正會增加工人收入，抑或帶來工作崗位減少的負面影響。
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