Dive Summary:

• Nearly one month after a Washington, D.C. city council passed the highly-publicized Large Retailer Accountability Act, there is no indication from the city’s mayor on whether or not the bill will become law.
• Based on details released by The Nation, the bill has not yet been formerly transmitted to Vincent Gray, Washington D.C. mayor.  “He’ll evaluate it when it comes to his office,” said a member of Gray’s communication team.
• If signed into law the LRAA will require large retail chains to compensate store workers a minimum wage of $12.50 per hour in wages and other benefits.

From the article:

The LRAA showdown illustrates how, as collective bargaining has declined and traditional tactics have been hamstrung, labor groups have increasingly turned to politics as a lever, either to mandate improved working conditions or to increase pressure on corporations to come to the table with employees.