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(Seattle's socialist) Kshama Sawant ‘throwing down the gauntlet’ over minimum wage
KIRO TV ^
| 2/16/14
| Natasha Chen
Posted on 02/16/2014 2:02:16 PM PST by Libloather
Seattle, Wash. — At an organizing event and rally for a $15-per-hour minimum wage, Councilmember Kshama Sawant emphasized the movement should not accept any watered-down version of the wage increase
“I’m throwing down the gauntlet,” Sawant said, declaring herself the first politician to support a true $15-per-hour rate.
She and other rally speakers cautioned against politicians and businesses who say they support a minimun wage increase but want loopholes and exemptions.
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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Extended News; Government; News/Current Events; US: Washington
KEYWORDS: abortion; deathpanels; kshamasawant; minimumwage; obamacare; sawant; seattle; socialist; wage; washington; zerocare
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To: SECURE AMERICA
I may be wrong, but my understanding is that she was paying 33% less - $10/hour.
To: windsorknot
if the min. wage folks get this much of a bump, better believe all of us need relative bumps as well....I’m in the money now!
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02/16/2014 9:10:03 PM PST
by
cherry
(.in the time of universal deceit, telling the truth is revolutionary.....)
To: matt1234
Seattle exists yes because of the big boys...the Boeings and the Microsofts and the Amazons..but its bread and butter are the small stores, restaurants, attractions....
close down a bunch of them along Pike's market or near Pioneer Square and a lot of tourist dollars go with it...
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02/16/2014 9:22:32 PM PST
by
cherry
(.in the time of universal deceit, telling the truth is revolutionary.....)
To: Libloather
This comes across as very arbitrary to me - have yet to see any input on how this would fit in or clash with state statute & the legislature. Any locals have nay info to chime in with?
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02/17/2014 12:44:52 AM PST
by
lapsus calami
(What's that stink? Code Pink ! ! And their buddy Murtha, too!)
To: Libloather
Speaking of sizes:
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02/17/2014 7:30:18 PM PST
by
vox_freedom
(America is being tested as never before in its history. May God help us.)
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