2006 Chicago Big Box Ordinance

On July 26, 2006, the Chicago City Council voted to approve an ordinance which for 7 weeks made Chicago the largest United States city that required big-box retailers to pay what the ordinance's sponsors characterized as a "living wage." Formally entitled "AMENDMENT OF TITLE 4 OF MUNICIPAL CODE OF CHICAGO BY CREATION OF NEW CHAPTER 404 ENTITLED "LARGE RETAILERS"", Chicago City Council Journal of Proceedings 83061–83070 2006-07-26 Unfinished Business http://chicityclerk.s3.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/document_uploads/journals-proceedings/2006/072606VII.pdf#page=1202 the ordinance was popularly known as the "Living Wage Ordinance" or "Big Box Ordinance." The ordinance defined "Large Retailers" as those with annual gross revenues of $1 billion or more or with stores of 90,000 square feet or more. "Large retailers" were required to pay $9.25 per hour in wages and $1.50 per hour in benefits, with a schedule of cost of living increases. (At the time, the minimum wage was $6.50 per hour state and $5.15 federal).https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/07/27/AR2006072700197.html Chicago Council Passes 'Living Wage' Act Bellandi, Deanna 2007-10-12 2006-07-27 The Washington Post The ordinance was sponsored by Aldermen Moore, Flores, Tillman, Preckwinkle, Hairston, Lyle, Beavers, Stroger, Beale, Pope, Balcer, Cardenas, Olivo, Theodore Thomas, Coleman, Latasha Thomas, Murphy, Troutman, Munoz, Chandler, Ocasio, Ed Smith, Reboyras, Matlak, Austin, Colon, Allen, Laurino, Levar, Shiller, Schulter, Maryanne Smith and Stone.https://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/27/us/27chicago.html? Chicago Orders 'Big Box' Stores to Raise Wage Eckholm, Erik 2008-12-06 2006-07-27 The New York Timeshttp://docs.chicityclerk.com/journal/2006/march29_2006/march29_2006_part3optimize.pdf 2012-11-05 2006-03-29 AMENDMENT OF TITLE 4 OF MUNICIPAL CODE OF CHICAGO BY CREATION OF NEW CHAPTER 404 ENTITLED "LARGE RETAILERS" AND TITLE 8, CHAPTER 4, SECTION 050 CONCERNING ACCESS TO PUBLIC AREAS OF LARGE RETAILERS 74619 https://web.archive.org/web/20150610050604/http://docs.chicityclerk.com/journal/2006/march29_2006/march29_2006_part3optimize.pdf 2015-06-10 dead This legislation was widely reported in the national press. More than two dozen publications, including the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Houston Chronicle, The Kansas City Star, Rocky Mountain News, The Seattle Times, and Philadelphia Daily News, carried the story.http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:NewsBank:FWTB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=113226999F9CE158&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D0CB579A3BDA420 Big-box retailers targeted 2008-12-12 2006-08-27 Newsbank Fort Worth Star-Telegram Bellandi, Deannahttp://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:NewsBank:HCBF&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=11325702F21B1278&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D0CB579A3BDA420 Chicago passes wage law - Big-box retailers would have to pay $10 an hour 2008-12-12 2006-08-27 Newsbank Houston Chronicle Bellandi, Deannahttp://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:NewsBank:KCSB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=113328E08CF07C18&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D0CB579A3BDA420 Chicago adopts living wage law - Largest retailers will be required to pay workers at least $10 an hour, plus $3 in benefits 2008-12-12 2006-08-27 Newsbank The Kansas City Star Bellandi, Deannahttp://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:NewsBank:RMNB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=11322408A531F130&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D0CB579A3BDA420 Briefs 2008-12-12 2006-08-27 Newsbank Rocky Mountain Newshttp://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:NewsBank:STIW&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=113269DFFB6B3650&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D0CB579A3BDA420 Across The Nation 2008-12-12 2006-08-27 Newsbank The Seattle Timeshttp://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:NewsBank:PDNB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=1132806CE0D7DE10&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D0CB579A3BDA420 Chicago challenges Wal-Mart on pay 2008-12-12 2006-08-27 Newsbank Philadelphia Daily News Mayor Richard M. Daley vetoed the ordinance on September 11, 2006, and two days later the City Council sustained the veto.Chicago 'Living Wage' Turned Back Heher, Ashley M. 2006-09-14 Associated Press Notes See also Living wage Category:History of labour law Category:Legal history of Illinois Chicago Big Box Ordinance Chicago Big Box Ordinance Category:United States labor law by state