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75. 1 independent for, 1 independent against, the rest are all Democrats

Fri Jul 12, 2013, 09:24 PM

Jul 2013

Though I should not that the independent that voted in favor of it is basically a Democrat (he left the party just so he could run for this position), the one that voted against it is basically a Republican (he officially left after the party kept telling him he'd go to hell...then they wondered why there weren't Republicans on the DC council).

The votes a little strange though because two of the five who were against that are considered to be on the more liberal end, while there were corporatists and party machine types that voted in favor of it. Just goes to show that you can never be sure who your allies are in politics.

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D.C. Council approves �living wage� bill over Wal-Mart ultimatum [View all] Triana Jul 2013 OP

Fantastic. Love to see anyone stand up to Walmart. Laurian Jul 2013 #1

Yes I'm very happy with this outcome. I hope more city councils do the same! n/t Triana Jul 2013 #2

+1 wtmusic Jul 2013 #31

BOYCOTT Wal*Mart! Support your local unions! Coyotl Jul 2013 #3

One small step for man, one giant step for mankind! OffWithTheirHeads Jul 2013 #4

Who wants to bet WalMart folds and goes in anyway? dballance Jul 2013 #5

Or reconfigures stores to under 75,000ft ceonupe Jul 2013 #22

They'll stil have to pass zoning ordinances................. mrmpa Jul 2013 #44

They already passed zoning before ceonupe Jul 2013 #48

store size won't matter in malwarts case RedstDem Jul 2013 #61

if you red the rule u have to have both over a billion and the sq-ft size ceonupe Jul 2013 #64

well that sucks RedstDem Jul 2013 #71

Yes, Wal-Mart is plotting how to get around this law as we speak. fasttense Jul 2013 #49

Precisely Sherman A1 Jul 2013 #50

The 75K square feet requirement was dropped at one point Chathamization Jul 2013 #76

YESSSS. WorseBeforeBetter Jul 2013 #6

Excellent. F**k Apall-Mart. marmar Jul 2013 #7

And a GIANT FU to Wal-Mart BrotherIvan Jul 2013 #8

you should get yourself on some city councils! BlancheSplanchnik Jul 2013 #46

why can't a living wage bill undergroundpanther Jul 2013 #9

Can't we just be happy for one stinkin' day mac56 Jul 2013 #11

um, I think there's a lot of non-rich people in DC ArcticFox Jul 2013 #78

Good. Suck it wallyworld! nt bunnies Jul 2013 #10

If the store is profitable, they won't pull out Warpy Jul 2013 #12

California minimum wage is $8.00 Iliyah Jul 2013 #13

& some major cities in CA have higher MW's alp227 Jul 2013 #74

great job! frylock Jul 2013 #14

They made a wise decision. avaistheone1 Jul 2013 #15

awesome news, yay ! nt steve2470 Jul 2013 #16

How long will Wal-Mart keep threatening America? louis-t Jul 2013 #17

jeopardize their plans tiny elvis Jul 2013 #18

Ha, good one! Nice to know Wall Street/Big Business doesn't always win. nt the Weird Liberal Jul 2013 #19

Excellent. n/t DirkGently Jul 2013 #20

Thought it was interesting here a few years ago Walmart was happy to tell their employees to go Thinkingabout Jul 2013 #21

Republicans love Wal Mart and their slave wages. Kingofalldems Jul 2013 #24

Oh Fuck Yes! Phlem Jul 2013 #23

Oh no. No Walmart in town? Ash_F Jul 2013 #25

Bless them! aquart Jul 2013 #26

What if Walmart built stores cosmicone Jul 2013 #27

Alrighty then BornLooser Jul 2013 #28

Excellent!! DCBob Jul 2013 #29

The mayor may veto it--let's not celebrate too soon. spooky3 Jul 2013 #30

"When DC customers can't get our cheap disposable crap anymore, THEN they'll be sorry!" wtmusic Jul 2013 #32

About Time - Actually, Way Past Due cantbeserious Jul 2013 #33

Fantastic news!!! Owl Jul 2013 #34

Awesome ... Lenomsky Jul 2013 #35

Excellant. SoapBox Jul 2013 #36

Wal-Mart is an economic black hole Jack Rabbit Jul 2013 #37

GREAT news! K&R&T. n/t jenmito Jul 2013 #38

Well said, Vincent Orange n/t brentspeak Jul 2013 #39

It is actually not about a living wage in the end...it is about competition... glinda Jul 2013 #40

Yeah we won one!!! n/t. airplaneman Jul 2013 #41

This message was self-deleted by its author airplaneman Jul 2013 #67

Introducing the new 74,999 square foot Walmart! n/t savalez Jul 2013 #42

This makes my day. A good first step n/t Catherina Jul 2013 #43

SHOUT out for Justice BlancheSplanchnik Jul 2013 #45

1 independent for, 1 independent against, the rest are all Democrats Chathamization Jul 2013 #75

interesting. Thank you! BlancheSplanchnik Jul 2013 #79

Good! MotherPetrie Jul 2013 #47

We'll listen to Walmart's concerns . . . another_liberal Jul 2013 #51

Everywhere WovenGems Jul 2013 #52

I don't understand the excitement over this vote. lawwolf Jul 2013 #53

you've made a good point there wordpix Jul 2013 #54

The road back from big box stores olsondr Jul 2013 #55

Why shouldn't every company have to pay a living wage? hack89 Jul 2013 #56

All it takes is legislation - raise the minimum wage. nt TBF Jul 2013 #58

So why didn't the DC council do that? hack89 Jul 2013 #59

Dunno - but I concede you make a good point. TBF Jul 2013 #60

Fuck Walmart. I am so sick of subsidizing millionaires. nt TBF Jul 2013 #57

WalMart seems to assume DC can't survive without them. JohnnyRingo Jul 2013 #62

DC assumes that the majority of workers don't need a living wage hack89 Jul 2013 #63

Isn't that discriminatory? malthaussen Jul 2013 #65

$12.50 is still a pittance compared to an actual living wage (esp in DC) AllyCat Jul 2013 #66

K & R !!! WillyT Jul 2013 #68

About time VA_Jill Jul 2013 #69

Even when I worked there 47of74 Jul 2013 #73

Who else is effected by this? neffernin Jul 2013 #70

this is my take ... I maybe wrong ... but this is how I see it. littlewolf Jul 2013 #72

Having different minimums for different employers is dumb. Pterodactyl Jul 2013 #77