Move to Raise Nevada's Minimum Wage Hits Legislative Snag

The Nevada State AFL-CIO's petition drive seeking a constitutional amendment to raise the minimum wage to $6.15 an hour has hit a roadblock.

A ruling by Secretary of State Dean Heller disqualifies the minimum wage petition from the November ballot arguing that the filings did not contain the appropriate signatures and were invalid.

Labor leaders are fighting back against this unfair ruling—AFL-CIO lawyers obtained a temporary restraining order in mid-July to put Heller's ruling on ice until a hearing at which time they will be able to argue their case.

People at the bottom can't live without being subsidized by the people at the top, so you have to bring up the people at the bottom," says AFL-CIO boss Danny Thompson. "You can't live on $5.15 an hour."