AT: Labor bosses and Democrat pols have reached a deal that will throw striving poor people out of work, and make it difficult for low-skilled people to enter the work force, and no doubt they are already congratulating themselves on their compassion. A triumph for the Democratic Party’s alliance of stupidity and venality. The Associated Press reports:
California legislators and labor unions have reached an agreement that will take the state’s minimum wage from $10 to $15 an hour.
Sen. Mark Leno, a Democrat from San Francisco, said Saturday that a deal has been reached. The proposal would go before the Legislature as part of his minimum-wage bill that stalled last year. Leno said the deal would avoid taking the issue to the ballot. One union-backed initiative has already qualified for California’s November ballot and a second, competing measure is also trying to qualify. more
So Mexifornia has finally gone full socialist. Make the Bern proud you idiots!
Now they can cherry pick the best candidate for an entry level job and pat themselves on the back while they ignore all the unemployed people they left behind.
“… legislators and labor unions have reached an agreement …”
“… avoid taking the issue to the ballot.”
Yep, keep the citizens from having ANY say in this madness, whatsoever … the hidden hand of socialism strikes again.
This puts to bed any illusions that California was in play this election.
All the conservative business will be voting in Texas.
“… legislators and labor unions have reached an agreement …”
Soon businesses will reach agreement to vacate CA.
We don’t have a government here in CA anymore.
We are ruled by a criminal syndicate.
Don’t go there often so I was surprised to see that our local McD’s in Toronto has installed electronic ordering kiosks. The counter has been reduced to two cash registers.
As Marxist leaning California goes so goes the country!
This crap annoys me.
If I see any stocks that have the words ‘Robot’ and ‘Burger’ in them I am going to buy some.
First it’s a ‘living wage’
Then its a ‘living schedule’ so that they don’t get enough hours to interfere with the Government benefits (can’t have that)
Then they are going to need to build and install ‘safe spaces’ for employees to go cry in, and suck their thumbs if they see Trump written in chalk on a curb, or perhaps a paint can that has writing on it that ‘triggers’ an emotional breakdown.
Then there will be a whole system of fines and punishments for employers who may commit microaggressions requiring a social justice ‘Officer’ to be stationed in all businesses to monitor all employer/employee interactions
Then, all White-Persons-Of-Privilige will be issued a Person of Color Companion to ‘Sponsor’.
This Person or Persons (rich Whiteys get three or more) will accompany all White-Persons-Of-Privilige everywhere they go to remind them of their privilege and to receive reparations in the form of free lodging food and services on a daily basis
what pikers!
you cannot bring the poor out of destitution on only $15 per hour.
go ahead and raise it to $100 an hour like all the poor lawyers get.
now that’s a living wage.
$15 per hour can buy a lot of automation. just saying.
Incrementalism, Lazlo, but you knew that.
And in that five years it takes to raise the wage to $15, the legislature now has plenty of time to raise taxes and various fees so the fools’ take-home-pay will purchase even less. And still have time left over to blame capitalism and what’s left of the California Republican party.
Like Cubans, Californians are going to flee to greener pastures but they’ll bring their leftist ideas with them. So California essentially phux up surrounding states as well.
A basic study of economics still puts the minimum wage at Zero . . . no matter what “laws” are passed.
Muchas gracias to the generous legislator/criminals of California!
The owners of real estate for sale in states as far away as Kansas thank you!
As do the stock-holders of Uhaul and other moving companies.
After taxes and union dues, you’ll still have food stamps as a fringe benefit.