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- BUSINESS, Page 49Business NotesWAGESMaking Up for Lost Time
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- When he was campaigning for office, George Bush pledged to
- raise the minimum wage, which his predecessor had been content
- to leave at $3.35 an hour since 1981. Last week the
- Administration sought to make good on that promise. Testifying
- at a Senate hearing, Labor Secretary Elizabeth Dole proposed
- legislation that would boost the minimum wage to $4.25 an hour
- over the next three years.
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- The most controversial part of Bush's plan is a so-called
- training wage, which was a condition of his campaign pledge. The
- training wage would enable employers to pay workers $3.35 an
- hour for their first six months on the job. Democrats are
- expected to oppose the provision, partly on the grounds that it
- would fail to help low-paid workers who switch jobs frequently.
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