Minimum wage hike won't make the ballot this year in Ohio

[RandySF]

When Ohio voters cast their ballots in November, they won't get to weigh in on whether to raise the minimum wage.

A national spokesperson with One Fair Wage said late Wednesday afternoon the organization missed the mark on signatures—writing it was short on the 44-county requirement to make the ballot in November 2024. The spokesperson said it was “very close” to its goal but would hold off on submitting anything.

Paid gatherers and volunteers with Raise the Wage Ohio had been getting signatures to put a proposed constitutional amendment before voters. The amendment would have boosted the minimum wage in the state for most workers to $12.75 per hour by 2025 and $15 per hour by 2026.

For service workers currently making less than $10.25 per hour, under the amendment, businesses would be on the hook to raise their rates on a sliding scale—hitting $15 hourly for all workers by 2029. Under state law, they can offer service workers a base minimum wage of $5.25 hourly if customer gratuity bridges the difference between that rate and the regular $10.45 hourly rate.



https://www.statenews.org/government-politics/2024-07-03/minimum-wage-hike-likely-wont-make-the-ballot-this-year-in-ohio

[jimfields33]

1. The organizers screwed up.

That’s a big shame. Hopefully they can get their acts together for 2026 and get the signatures needed for then.

[Amishman]

2. Are there any actual minimum wage jobs left?

Because where I am (rural central PA), they no longer exist.

PA minimum wage is a laughable 7.25 an hour.

Gas stations, supermarkets, and other very low end jobs are offering $12-$15 an hour and can't get people to work for that pay.