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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsFederal minimum wage for contractors raised to $17.75/hr. by Biden reduced by Trump to $13.30/hr.
Trump issued Executive Order 14236, Additional Rescissions of Harmful Executive Orders and Actions (90 FR 13037) March 14, which revoked, among other items, Executive Order 14026 of April 27, 2021 Increasing the Minimum Wage for Federal Contractors.
Federal minimum wage for contractors raised to $17.75/hr. by Biden has been dropped back down to $13.30/hr.
Wonder how many contractors voted for him?
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Federal minimum wage for contractors raised to $17.75/hr. by Biden reduced by Trump to $13.30/hr. (Original Post)
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May 6
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canetoad
(19,262 posts)1. He might have just
Jumped the shark with this move. Lowering wages? Can't see this working out well,
Hotler
(13,318 posts)2. Selfishness. nt
rickyhall
(5,296 posts)3. Chincy motherfucker
Brainfodder
(7,470 posts)4. Low any way you slice it for living in the U.S.A.
Minimum wage realistically probably needs to be $35 now and way more in some places.
The corps raising prices on literally everything and these tools would pay less if they could regardless if 99% of us were living in tents?
Vinca
(52,350 posts)5. But he's "one of us." That's what his voters said. Idiots.
Jit423
(1,548 posts)6. I bet most of them voted for Trump! nt