06 April 2006
04.05.06 CA: Yes to minimum wage increase, no to escalator
by aflciopolitical
HOW WOULD you like to wait four years for a pay raise? That's what happened to Californians who are working for minimum wage, which has been $6.75 since 2002. Two bills that would give 1.4million minimum-wage earners a raise to $7.75 an hour and adjustmen
10 March 2006
03.10.06 Editorial: Healthcare bill properly targets Wal-Mart - Los Angeles Times
by aflciopolitical
Re "Why pick on Wal-Mart?" editorial, March 2 Your editorial echoes the uncourageous murmuring that Fair Share Health Care legislation is bad healthcare policy because it doesn't go far enough. Addressing the plight and hardship of 75,000 Californians —
06 March 2006
California: How high should minimum wage go? | Asbury Park Press Online
by aflciopolitical
March 6, 2006 Responding to soaring living costs in the town 70 miles south of San Francisco, supporters are collecting signatures for a ballot initiative that would make Santa Cruz the fourth U.S. city to adopt its own minimum wage. Employers would ha
27 February 2006
BeyondChron: San Francisco's Alternative Online Daily News » Guest Editorial: The End of the Eight Hour Day
by aflciopolitical
February 27, 2006 On February 10th, the California Restaurant Association filed an initiative with the California Attorney General's office. They want to raise the minimum wage to $7.75. This has to be a first, a business group filing an initiative to in
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