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Omaha Steve's Labor Group

ShazamIam

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2. Our media is giving us a false picture of our economy, including continuing to call price gouging,

Reply to douglas9 (Original post)

Sat Jan 22, 2022, 11:12 AM

Jan 2022

inflation. when there is not much gain in wages, the increases are random, and many from states that have increased the minimum wage. Here is California's increases in the minimum wage increases for the last several years.

The current minimum for California employers with 26 or more employees is $15/hr.

https://www.dir.ca.gov/dlse/FAQ_MinimumWage.htm

List of other states with higher than the Federal minimum:

https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/mw-consolidated

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Here's Why American Workers Are (a) Screwed and (b) Quitting [View all] douglas9 Jan 2022 OP

The people fighting most passionately against unions are those who would beneft from them Orrex Jan 2022 #1

Our media is giving us a false picture of our economy, including continuing to call price gouging, ShazamIam Jan 2022 #2

If you were born in 1980 or after, all you've ever heard is that unions are bad. CrispyQ Jan 2022 #3