Progressives cheered earlier this month as Calif. Gov. Jerry Brown signed a law into effect that will increase the state’s minimum wage over time to $15 an hour, and then rise after that based on the inevitable inflation.
What’s starting to happen as a result might not surprise you:
California minimum wage hike hits L.A. apparel industry: ":The exodus has begun" https://t.co/gmbuIz6CWa pic.twitter.com/02RBFXI3fv
— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) April 16, 2016
Well done, progressives:
Now, Los Angeles firms are facing another big hurdle — California’s minimum wage hitting $15 an hour by 2022 — which could spur more garment makers to exit the state.
Last week American Apparel, the biggest clothing maker in Los Angeles, said it might outsource the making of some garments to another manufacturer in the U.S., and wiped out about 500 local jobs. The company still employs about 4,000 workers in Southern California.
There will be many more to come.
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