President Clinton signed minimum wage legislation Tuesday that will give the lowest-paid 11% of the American work force a raise of 90 cents an hour.

"This bill says to working people of America: If you're willing to . . . go to work, your work will be honored," said Clinton, who was flanked by minimum wage workers, members of Congress and other supporters.

About 38% of minimum wage workers are the sole wage earners in their families. The measure will affect 1.3 million workers in California.