CLA plan to increase minimum wage leaves labor groups and employers unhappy

The Council of Labor Affairs will meet on Aug. 2 to discuss increases to the minimum wage. It is expected to raise the hourly minimum by more than 10 percent, with a smaller increase in monthly salary. Predictably, labor groups want more and employers less. The CLA won't say how much it plans to hike the minimum salary. But there are rumors that raises this year for the hourly and monthly minim ...