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CHICAGO, Sept. 13 (UPI) -- The Chicago City Council failed to override Mayor Richard M. Daley's veto of an ordinance that would have required "big-box" retailers to pay higher wages.
The so-called Big Box Living Wage Ordinance passed in July was aimed at major retail giants like Wal-Mart and Target and would have required the companies to pay employees in the city at least $10 an hour and $3 an hour in benefits by mid-2010. Daley vetoed the ordinance Monday -- his first veto in 17 years in office -- and persuaded three aldermen to change their votes. The Council Wednesday failed to override his objection 31-18.
Supporters of the ordinance vowed to introduce a new measure and some said they would try to put the issue before voters on the February ballot, WGN-TV, Chicago, reported.
"I can assure you this issue will not go away," said Alderman Joe Moore, the bill's sponsor.
Illinois' minimum wage is $6.50 an hour.
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