February 2006
Minimum wage, maximum effort (Metro Times Detroit)
by aflciopolitical
As of 2004, the last year for which data is available from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, about 16,000 members of Michigan's nearly 2.9 million hourly work force made minimum wage. An additional 74,000 workers were making less than the minimum wage
The Daily Advertiser - www.theadvertiser.com - Lafayette, LA
by aflciopolitical
February 26. 2006 We have many constants in our lives. The sun will rise in the east and set in the west and, in summer, we will be threatened with hurricanes. And, when Republicans hold power, they will try their hardest to destroy Social Security, Medi
Pocono Record - Minimum wage should be a living wage
by aflciopolitical
February 26, 2006 Editor, the Record: I just read the Feb. 17 letter to the editor about the minimum wage and why the government should not raise it. I wonder if the writer has ever had to live on that minimum wage.
Wage hike needed - - The Mining Gazette
by aflciopolitical
To the editor: Recent letters in The Daily Mining Gazette against raising the minimum wage inspired me to write this letter. Both Frank Sager of Hancock and Ken Dihle of Dearborn claim raising the minimum wage would eliminate jobs that pay minimum wag
Iowa: Minimum wage merits attention - Opinions
by aflciopolitical
Democrats in the Iowa Senate would like to see the state's minimum wage rise to $6.15 per hour, the first increase in nine years, and they have a good case to make. Minimum wages in general are opposed by certain schools of economic thought, and six state
Raven's View: US Worst Among Industrialized Nations in Minimum Wage Inequality
by aflciopolitical
Raising the minimum wage must be one of the most important campaign issues in 2006. There has not been an increase in the minimum wage since 1997--nine years. During that time, the value of the wage has dropped considerably, from roughly 39 percent of the
State must make health care weasels pay - 02/17/06 - The Detroit News
by aflciopolitical
I t's no secret that America's health care system is broken, and any national solution to this nationwide problem is hopelessly caught in the great legislative traffic jam we call Washington, D.C. But Michigan residents don't have to wait around for help
October 2005
