A group of aldermen, labor leaders and business owners have 45 days to evaluate options and create a plan for increasing Chicago’s minimum wage.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced the task force, called the Minimum Wage Working Group, Tuesday.
“Chicagoans deserve a raise,” the mayor said in a press release. The announcement comes during national protests by minimum wage workers demanding food chains raise wages.
The task force:
Chairmen:
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John Bourman, president of Sargent Shriver Center on Poverty Law
Will Burns, Alderman of the 4th Ward
Members:
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Deborah Bennett, senior program officer, Polk Bros. Foundation
Matt Brandon, SEIU Local 73
Carrie Austin, alderman of the 34th Ward
Walter Burnett, alderman of the 27th Ward
Sol Flores, executive director of La Casa Norte
Theresa Mintle, CEO of Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce
Emma Mitts, alderman of the 37th Ward
Joe Moore, alderman of the 49th Ward
Ameya Pawar, alderman of the 47th Ward
Maria Pesqueira of Mujeres Latinas en Accion
Ariel Reboyras, alderman of the 30th Ward
Bob Reiter, secretary-treasurer of Chicago Federation of Labor
JoAnn Thompson, alderman of the 16th Ward
Sam Toia, president of the Illinois Restaurant Association
Tanya Triche, vice president of the Illinois Retail Merchants Association
Andrea Zopp, president and CEO of the Chicago Urban League
