Amazon among backers of $15 rate
Union workers rally for a $15 wage in 2020 at Legislative Hall. FILE PHOTO
Melissa Steele April 23, 2021
Corporate behemoth Amazon has waded into Delaware s minimum wage battle with a recent campaign supporting a $15 starting wage for all. Senate Bill 15, which would raise Delaware s minimum wage to $15 an hour for all workers, moved through committee April 21 and now awaits action in the House.
“Maintaining the status quo on Delaware’s minimum wage, which is one of the lowest in the mid-Atlantic region, isn’t just unfair to hourly workers, it’s also a missed opportunity to strengthen our economy,” said an Amazon spokesman when asked about why Amazon had taken out full-page advertising in favor of SB 15.