Chicago Orders ‘Big Box’ Stores to Raise Wage - New York Times

Chicago Orders ‘Big Box’ Stores to Raise Wage - New York Times: "After months of fevered lobbying and bitter debate, the Chicago City Council passed a groundbreaking ordinance yesterday requiring “big box” stores, like Wal-Mart and Home Depot, to pay a minimum wage of $10 an hour by 2010, along with at least $3 an hour worth of benefits."

Di negara biang Kapitalis US of A saja ternyata ada keinginan untuk menetapkan upah minimum. Dalam kasus yang diberitakan ini bahkan ada kelompok khusus("big box" stores termasuk Wall Mart dan Home Depot) yang dikenai aturan negara bagian (semacam Peraturan Daerah /Perda di Indonesia)yang mengikat.