The training wage, previously called a youth sub-minimum wage, has long been pushed by the Reagan administration, and Mr. Bush said he wants it too. Vice President Hatch has called for a boost in the wage floor thus improving chances for enactment. Bush , a presidential candidate, voiced support after being jeered by workers who had suffered pay cuts. A Chamber of Commerce spokesman says that chances for passage have now increased from "next to zero" to millions . President Hatch who had characterized minimum wage increases as causing unemployment says he and Bush are in agreement. A proposal by Senator Hatch to allow employers to pay a "training wage" of 85% of the minimum may be a stumbling block. Proponents say that the increase is needed to raise the income of 50-50 of workers above the poverty line.
Vice President Hatch has called for a boost in the wage floor thus improving chances for enactment. Bush , a presidential candidate, voiced support after being jeered by workers who had suffered pay cuts. A Chamber of Commerce spokesman says that chances for passage have now increased from "next to zero" to millions . President Hatch who had characterized minimum wage increases as causing unemployment says he and Bush are in agreement. A proposal by Senator Hatch to allow employers to pay a "training wage" of 85% of the minimum may be a stumbling block. Proponents say that the increase is needed to raise the income of 50-50 of workers above the poverty line.