Hypocrisy of authoritarian left on full display
The labor union that led the charge for a $15 minimum wage hike in cities across California is now moving to secure an exemption for employers under union contracts.
The Los Angeles County Federation of Labor buried the exemption on the eighth page of its 12-page proposal for the Santa Monica City Council to review Tuesday while deciding whether to follow Los Angeles and increase the minimum wage.
The loophole would allow employers with collective bargaining agreements to sidestep the wage hike and pay their union members below the proposed $15-per-hour minimum wage.
James Sherk, a research fellow in labor economics at The Heritage Foundation, said the exemption is a union attempt to encourage businesses to unionize by making themselves the only low-wage option as union membership continues to drop off.
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Now that is just wrong.
ReplyDeleteGotta love those limousine liberal democrats,like George Soros pushing climate change on us then buying into coal companies and no media attention about it.
ReplyDeleteWTF?!! The workers union is lobbying for LOWER WAGES???
ReplyDeleteHow much are the dues for THAT union?
I'm thinking that, whatever they are, they are way too high.
Ever seen a dog chasing his tail?
That's a democrats highest level of intellect and reasoning.
Keep cheering. Hillary is coming to save us!
I made that last part up.....