SEATTLE — Bartender Bridget Maloney would see her base hourly pay rise 61 percent under a push by labor activists to create a $15 minimum wage in Seattle.
But Maloney, a 28-year-old college graduate, says she doesn’t need a pay raise.
“On weekends, I can make up to $45 an hour,” she said.
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