Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Wednesday gathered with labor groups backing his mayoral campaign to announce that if he is elected to City Hall this year, he will push the state government to boost New York City’s minimum wage to $20 per hour.
Cuomo, the front-runner in the fast-approaching June 24 Democratic primary, unveiled his pledge to raise the city’s minimum wage by 2027 during a May 28 rally at 1199SEIU’s Manhattan headquarters. The proposal would apply to the roughly 800,000 city workers currently eligible for the state minimum wage, according to Cuomo’s campaign.
