Fran Spielman interviews Jack Lavin on $15 minimum wage, fair workweek ordinance

“You can’t use the business community as a piggybank . . . they’re not gonna create as many jobs. Companies aren’t gonna locate here and invest here,” Jack Lavin said.

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Jack Lavin, president and CEO of the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce sits down for a conversation with City Hall reporter Fran Spielman in the Chicago Sun-Times studio, Friday morning, June 7, 2019. | Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times

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The CEO of the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce on Friday declared opposition to the city’s accelerated plan for a $15-an-hour minimum wage and demanded changes to an employee scheduling ordinance embraced by Mayor Lori Lightfoot.

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