• Tarquinn2049@lemmy.world
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    13 days ago

    Wait, doubling it -to- 15 dollars an hour? Holy shit, I knew it was bad, but that is insane. Ours is already starting to feel too low at 17.40 here in Canada, granted that is about the equivalent of around $12.50 USD. So it’s lower than what she is proposing, maybe if she manages it, we’ll be able to get ours up.

    • Huckledebuck@sh.itjust.works
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      13 days ago

      Yeah, the states have been moving towards 15, but the national minimum wage has been stuck for a few decades. And also yes, 15 is already way too low.

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      12 days ago

      It’d only put the US at 5th in the world for minimum wage, which considering the cost of living in the US vs most other countries.

      • zbyte64@awful.systems
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        12 days ago

        TBF developed countries like Switzerland don’t have a minimum wage law, but have near universal union representation.