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Lacey company ups minimum wage to $17 per hour
http://www.thenewstribune.com/2014/05/29/3217728/lacey-company-ups-minimum-wage.html?sp=/99/261/
Eco-friendly detergent is blended and packaged for sale during a regular production run at Earth Friendly Products. The Lacey-based company said its starting wage will now be $17 an hour.
Lacey company ups minimum wage to $17 per hour
By C.R. Roberts
Staff writer
May 29, 2014 Updated 16 hours ago
Voters in SeaTac approve a new minimum wage, and the battle is joined in Washington.
The rallying cry: $15 per hour.
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However, the actions of cities and states do not mean much at one Lacey company.
At Earth Friendly Products, workers earn a minimum of $17 per hour – and have since last April, on Earth Day. The company produces a large line of environmentally friendly cleaning products.
