Ohio Republicans Advance Nationwide Wage-Suppression Campaign
Source: Alternet
State lawmakers move to prevent municipalities from boosting pay for low-wage workersa growing obstacle in the Fight for $15.
By Justin Miller / The American Prospect
December 14, 2016
...................................................But there was another harsh measure in the mix that flew under the radar: a measure that would force Ohio localities to comply with state minimum-wage regulations that top out at $8.10 an hour.
The legislation aims to block Cleveland, one of Ohios largest and poorest cities, from unilaterally boosting wages for its low-wage workers. According to U.S. census data, 35,000 Clevelanders work full-time for less than $15 an hour, and 50 percent of those workers are black.
After the Cleveland City Council rejected a both a Fight for 15 campaign lobbying effort to pass a $15 minimum wage in August and an attempt to get the issue on the November ballot, labor advocates succeeded in securing a special election for May2017. Voters will decide whether to establish a $12 minimum wage beginning in 2018, with annual one-dollar increases up to $15 over three years and cost-of-living-indexed increases thereafter.
Its corporate interests like the fast-food lobby fighting to keep pay low," says Paul Sonn, the National Employment Law Projects general counsel. When cities take matters into their own hands, they push conservative legislators to block that, too.
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The Cleveland ballot measure, and future attempts to raise minimum wages in Cincinnati, Columbus, or Dayton, would be stopped in their tracks if Kasich signs the legislation. Whether he will remains unclear, but a decision could come as early as Friday. ................
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Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker launched the first major Republican preemption effort in 2011 when he signed legislation that prevented localities from requiring mandatory paid sick time. .............
Read more: http://www.alternet.org/labor/ohio-republicans-advance-nationwide-wage-suppression-campaign
Article lists several Repug states with wage suppression laws already in place. The WI law was headed by ALEC!!
guillaumeb
(42,641 posts)As well, the Koch brothers have established Policy Institutes in 41 of the 50 states. We have one, the IPI, in Illinois. These institutes masquerade as research institutions but their goal is to promote the Koch agenda.
riversedge
(69,727 posts)rurallib
(62,346 posts)a group that meets behind closed doors with legislators in violation of every open meetings law in the country.
Their meeting in Washington DC just finished the first of December. Legislators got many 'thank you' gifts I am sure.
guillaumeb
(42,641 posts)ALEC is the law writing arm of the GOP.
Cracklin Charlie
(12,904 posts)Actively working to prevent millions of Americans from earning a living wage.
I don't know how they can look themselves in a mirror. Or sleep at night.
I hope they only dream nightmares.
Sunlei
(22,651 posts)keithbvadu2
(36,369 posts)Is it the socialist or communist part of capitalism that controls wages so tightly?
Rex
(65,616 posts)Those with the least, have no say.
DK504
(3,847 posts)that people vote against their best interest every election, even though wages have stagnated over the past 30 years. Wow. Just Wow.
resistance2016
(86 posts)If people thought 9/11 was a paradigm shift, they've not seen anything yet. People are going to be dead in the streets like roadkill. And they fucking voted for it.