12 April 2006
California Labor Federation - Minimum Wage
by aflciopolitical
hour. Although our cost of living is sky-high, we have the lowest minimum wage of any state on the West Coast. Our minimum wage is not enough to allow a working family to afford basics like housing and healthcare in California. The only way to help minimu
06 April 2006
04.05.06 CA: Yes to minimum wage increase, no to escalator
by aflciopolitical
HOW WOULD you like to wait four years for a pay raise? That's what happened to Californians who are working for minimum wage, which has been $6.75 since 2002. Two bills that would give 1.4million minimum-wage earners a raise to $7.75 an hour and adjustmen
03 April 2006
04.01.06 CA: Minimum Wage Hearings Not Doing Much For Gov.
by aflciopolitical
Sacramento, CA – When it comes to raising the minimum wage, it seems like no one can agree. The California Labor Federation is sponsoring bills in the Assembly and Senate to boost the $6.75 minimum wage by $1 and make future increases automatic with the
30 March 2006
03.30.06 CA: Minimum wage hike stalls / Governor's plan dies, and he says he'll veto Democrats' plan
by aflciopolitical
Sacramento -- A key piece of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's re-election year agenda suffered a setback Wednesday as his bid to raise the minimum wage by $1 failed in its first legislative hearing. Senate Democrats instead approved a broader proposal that
27 March 2006
03.27.06 CA: Minimum Wage Bills Face Challenge In Sacramento
by aflciopolitical
(AP) SACRAMENTO Three bills to raise the minimum wage - one backed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and two by Democrats - face tests this week in the California Legislature. All three measures would boost the hourly minimum wage by $1 to $7.75, making it on
06 March 2006
California: How high should minimum wage go? | Asbury Park Press Online
by aflciopolitical
March 6, 2006 Responding to soaring living costs in the town 70 miles south of San Francisco, supporters are collecting signatures for a ballot initiative that would make Santa Cruz the fourth U.S. city to adopt its own minimum wage. Employers would ha
27 February 2006
BeyondChron: San Francisco's Alternative Online Daily News » Guest Editorial: The End of the Eight Hour Day
by aflciopolitical
February 27, 2006 On February 10th, the California Restaurant Association filed an initiative with the California Attorney General's office. They want to raise the minimum wage to $7.75. This has to be a first, a business group filing an initiative to in
23 February 2006
Capitol Weekly: Ballot initiative would boost minimum wage while reducing overtime
by aflciopolitical
Thomas Hiltachk filed the "Fair Pay Workplace Flexibility Act of 2006" with the Attorney General on Feb. 10. If it makes it to the ballot and is passed by voters, it would lift the state's minimum wage from the current $6.75 to $7.25 on July 1, 2007, a
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