Berkeley, California, $16.37 Minimum Wage Increase, Measure CC (November 2016)
| Measure CC: Berkeley $16.37 Minimum Wage Increase |
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| The basics |
| Election date: |
| November 8, 2016 |
| Status: |
 Defeated
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| Topic: |
| Local minimum wage |
| Related articles |
| Local minimum wage on the ballot November 8, 2016 ballot measures in California Alameda County, California ballot measures |
| See also |
| Berkeley, California |
A measure to increase the minimum wage to $15 per hour on October 1, 2017, and to $16.37 (in 2016 dollars) by January 1, 2016 was on the ballot for Berkeley voters in Alameda County, California, on November 8, 2016. It was defeated.
| A yes vote was a vote in favor of increasing the minimum wage to $15 per hour on October 1, 2017, and according to the Consumer Price Index plus 3 percent after that until it reached $16.37, thereby overruling the compromise minimum wage increase passed by the city council. |
| A no vote was a vote against increasing the minimum wage to $15 per hour on October 1, 2017, and according to the Consumer Price Index plus 3 percent after that until it reached $16.37, thereby leaving the compromise minimum wage increase passed by the city council and supported by proponents of this measure in place. |
After this initiative and Measure BB were put on the ballot, the city council passed an ordinance that was a compromise between community activists and labor interests and the city council. The deadline to remove measures from the ballot passed, however, before the compromise was reached. Because of that ordinance, the backers of Measure CC and the city council urged voters to vote "no" on both Measure CC and Measure BB since the city council's ordinance would have been superseded.
Election results
| Measure CC | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| No | 35,490 | 65.31% | ||
| Yes | 18,850 | 34.69% | ||
- Election results from Alameda County Registrar of Voters
Text of measure
Ballot question
The following question appeared on the ballot:[1]
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Shall an ordinance: increasing the City’s existing minimum wage to $15 per hour on October 1, 2017, with annual increases based on the CPI + 3% beginning January 1, 2019 until it reaches $16.37 per hour in 2016 dollars, and thereafter based on the CPI; eliminating exemptions for youth in job training programs; requiring that hospitality service charges be distributed to the employees who provide the services; and mandating paid sick leave for employees be adopted? [2] |
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Impartial analysis
The following impartial analysis of the measure was prepared by the office of the Berkeley City Attorney:
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This measure was placed on the ballot by an initiative petition that was signed by registered voters equal in number to at least 5% of the number of votes cast in the City of Berkeley for Mayor in the last election at which a Mayor was elected. The proposed measure would amend Berkeley’s existing minimum wage ordinance (Berkeley Municipal Code Chapter 13.99) in a number of respects. It would increase the minimum wage as of October 1, 2017 to $15.00 per hour. In addition, beginning in January 2019, the minimum wage would be increased by two cumulative factors.
The measure would eliminate existing exemptions for job training participants up to 25 years of age in job training programs operated by nonprofit organizations or governmental agencies. The minimum wage for such programs would be increased to $12.00 per hour as of October 2017, and by beginning January 2019 by $1.50 per hour annually until it reached the minimum wage for other employees. After that, the minimum wage applicable to employees in job training programs would be the same as the minimum wage for other employees. This measure would require that hospitality service charges be distributed to the employees performing services for the customers from whom such charges are collected, without any deduction from those employees’ wages. The measure would prohibit employers from reducing non-wage benefits such as pensions, vacations, or other non-wage benefits, or by increasing charges to employees. This measure would also require employers to provide paid sick leave to all employees at the rate of 1 hour per every 30 hours worked. Employees would not accrue or be allowed to use sick leave until after 90 days of employment with the employer. The total amount of sick leave that could be accrued would be capped annually at 48 hours for businesses with less than 10 employees, and 72 hours for all other businesses. Accrued sick leave would carry over from year to year, subject to these 48-hour and 72- hour caps stated above. Sick leave could be used for family members, and spouses, domestic partners or other designated persons. [2] |
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| —Berkeley City Attorney[3] | ||
Full text
The full text of the measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
This measure was put on the ballot through a successful initiative petition campaign.
Recent news
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See also
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Alameda County, "November 8, 2016 General Election Local Measures," accessed October 12, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Alameda County, "Measure CC," accessed October 30, 2016
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