re: Birmingham City Council has raised minimum wage

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They passed it without waiting on the legal department's opinion or asking for an AG's opinion.

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This was a save face move after..

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Their vote was to increase the salary for the next city council, which won't be seated until 2017.

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..the backlash from this.

They can go back to their districts and claim they gave everyone a raise, not just themselves. It's so transparent, but most will be re-elected.