The Florida Legislature is attempting to strip away the right of local governments to raise the minimum wage for their own employees. The Florida Legislature has already preempted local governments from raising the minimum wage for all workers in their communities, House Bill 943 would overrule local governments when they try to raise wages for their own employees.

Wage increases for local workers benefits not only the working people who make our communities run, they also pump valuable dollars back into our local economies. This legislation ignores the public benefit of local wage ordinances, in favor of putting even more power into the hands of the State.

Call your Representative and tell them to vote NO on HB 943!