MGN-AFRICA»» pin:2A123D88 The secret to raising the minimum wage may be to stop trusting Democrats: Voters said yes to wage increases at the ballot box even in the most conservative places. What now? In too many places, elected Democrats have failed with or without Republican obstruction to stand up for working people, especially when it comes to raising the minimum wage. But if you think its weird that voters turned out last week to support liberal ballot initiatives like minimum-wage increases and paid sick-time laws even in red states like Arkansas and Alaska while simultaneously casting their ballots for all those Republican legislators and governors, think again: the devil is really in the details and the GOP just pulled a fast one on workers rights. If theres one thing that were learning about the ballot initiatives this November, the success of the issue and the momentum of the issue over the course of this year, its that theres still, like, half the country thats waiting for Congress to take action. Continue reading... bit.ly/1kcSHfb pin:2A123D88
Posted on: Tue, 11 Nov 2014 13:41:32 +0000
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