Today Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) and Rep. George Miller (D-California) plan to introduce legislation that would raise the minimum wage from the current $7.25 to $10.10. Minimum wage has been stuck at $7.25 since 2009, when it was signed into law by George. W. Bush. In his 2013 State of the Union address. Obama called [...]
Tag Archives | employment
Walmart Files Complaint In Effort to Prevent Black Friday Strikes
As is typical of corporate Walmart, the world’s largest retailer has once again taken steps to prevent its uppity hourly employees from any and all efforts to unionize. As I wrote about yesterday, Walmart “associates” are planning protest and education actions on the “traditional” massive holiday shopping day after Thanksgiving. Walmart obviously feels so strongly [...]
The Perils of Pissing off Maxine
According to the Politico article today, Rep. Maxine Waters has said not only that “I don’t have a relationship with the White House,” but also that she’s “never had a conversation with the president.” Given who Rep. Maxine Waters is, especially her place in the black community and the activist Congressional Black Caucus, these are [...]
Recent Comments