Labor group says California $20 min wage
‘just the beginning’
Posted By: NorthernDog, 4/13/2024 6:50:01 PM
A fair wage advocacy group is demanding that California’s new $20 minimum wage law for fast food workers be extended to all sectors to help working-class people who are struggling with the state’s high cost of living. (Snip) Fast food workers winning a $20 minimum wage, she said, “was just the beginning.” Jayaraman pointed to the exorbitantly high cost of living in the Golden State where, in some counties, an individual would need a $40 an hour salary to live comfortably. “People are leaving the state or are not having children, not having families. These are all the very basics
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Gaza mount 17 replies
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Gaza mount 17 replies
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on Jewish state 18 replies
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Biden Admin Locking Down HALF of Alaska's
National Petroleum Reserve From Energy Development 13 replies
National Petroleum Reserve From Energy Development 13 replies
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This should surprise no one. Now $40/Hour sounds ''fair''.