Northwest Progressive Institute:
Congressman Jay Inslee and local labor leaders have called an emergency rally for tomorrow to demand a fair minimum wage bill. HR 5970, which has passed the House and is now heading to the U.S. Senate, contains two cynical provisions inserted by Republicans serving their corporate masters:
*Permanent cuts to the estate tax for very wealthy estates - exempting up to $5 million per person or $10 million per couple
*Invalidation of state laws providing a minimum wage for restaurant and other tipped employees, a provision that will affect thousands of workers here in Washington.
Horsesass.org:
The rally will be held at the Seattle Center tomorrow at 2:15 PM at the base of the Space Needle. Speakers will include Jay Inslee (the organizer) and Darcy Burner.This is a good time for the netroots to support the work of progressive Democrats and labor unions to fight back against the Current Regime. Here's a flyer from Local 8.
1 comment:
I've waited tables in NY, Penn and Oregon. It was a helluva lot easier doing it in Oregon when I made $5.25 an hour (plus tips) than when I made $2.01 an hour (plus tips) in Penn and NY.
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