San Francisco Supervisor Proposes $16.86 Minimum Wage for City-contracted Employees

San Francisco’s lowest paid workers under contract with The City could see their minimum wage increase to $16.86.

The Board of Supervisors Budget and Finance Committee postponed a vote on the proposal Thursday, largely over cost concerns, but agreed to try and work out a compromise in two weeks that would benefit airport employees, nonprofit workers and in-home care providers.

Tim Paulson, executive director of the San Francisco Labor Council, expressed frustration over the proposal not advancing at City Hall. “We are very frustrated,” Paulson said. “The priority for the budget should be for workers who are being driven out of town.”