Friday, May 30, 2014

Bill-passes-to-push-California-s-minimum-wage-to-$13 an hour






http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Bill-passes-to-push-California-s-minimum-wage-to-5514974.php


Dear Raise Michigan Supporters,
As you know, a lot has happened over the last 48 hours surrounding our fight to raise the wage to $10.10/hr. Thank you so much for all you've done to help us get where we are today.
From the beginning, there were people who told us we couldn’t do this. But time and time again, we've proven them wrong. The fight isn’t over yet, but yesterday was a major victory for workers in Michigan.
Here’s a quick breakdown of what’s going on:
On Tuesday, Gov. Rick Snyder signed a bill that raises the minimum wage to $9.25 by 2018 and raises the tipped wage to 38 percent of the minimum wage, which will be $3.51. The increase is also tied to keep up with inflation. This minimum wage increase does not go far enough to help get working families out of poverty and leaves tipped employees with extremely low hourly wages.
Just a few months ago, the Governor said that raising the minimum wage “was not a priority” for his administration. Now, both he and the Democratic gubernatorial candidate are claiming credit for raising the minimum wage through this bi-partisan effort. The truth is that Raise Michigan was the catalyst for their action.
Snyder signed the bill with the intention of stopping our ballot drive, but we cannot be deterred! That’s why on Wednesday we turned in 319,784 signatures to the Secretary of State in Lansing to put our $10.10 question on the ballot. That's over 60,000 more signatures than the 258,000 signatures needed to qualify!
This fight is now about more than simply raising the minimum wage. Michigan lawmakers are trying to silence the voice of the people once again. We’re in this to raise the wage and fight for the integrity of the democratic process. Citizens have the right to petition their government without lawmakers using political tricks to try to derail their effort.
We’re in uncharted legal waters. This type of thing has never happened before. The legislature repealed and replaced the minimum wage law we’re trying to amend in an attempt to stop our campaign, but our resolve is strong and public support is behind our effort. We will have to wait and see if we'll be able to qualify for the November ballot.
It’s important to know that the legislature would have never raised the wage if it weren’t for our campaign putting pressure on them to act. While the new wage doesn’t go far enough, it’s progress that would have never happened without YOU!
We're going to keep educating voters about what's going on and keep pushing our campaign forward to November. No matter what happens, this campaign has demonstrated the power of collective action from the people. Michigan is the first conservative-controlled state to pass a minimum wage hike and it never would've happened without our grassroots campaign.
We earned some great media coverage- here’s just a snippet of what we got:
Time
New York Times
Detroit Free Press
Grand Rapids Evening News
We will keep these issues in the forefront of the political discussion until workers earn fair pay and the democratic process is restored. For now, pat yourself on the back, put that clipboard away for a little while, and know that you’ve helped make history in Michigan.
In Solidarity,
The Raise Michigan Team




 http://laborradio.org/2014/05/judge-rejects-mcdonalds-effort-to-dismiss-wage-theft-suit/

 http://www.aflcio.org/Blog/Corporate-Greed/On-Thursday-Let-s-Talk-About-Taxpayers-Subsidizing-Walmart


 http://www.aflcio.org/Blog/Corporate-Greed/McDonald-s-Workers-Show-Us-What-Democracy-Looks-Like

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