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Posted on 04/08/2026 3:49:46 AM PDT by Libloather
Advocacy groups in California are pushing for a $30 minimum wage in Oakland despite research suggesting the policy showed "negative outcomes" across the Golden State.
It was reported on March 30 that One Fair Wage is launching a ballot initiative in Alameda County and the city of Oakland as local officials consider an increase in their minimum wage to $30 an hour. The initiative — which would appear on the Nov. 3 ballot this year — plans to increase the minimum wage in both the city and county.
One Fair Wage is part of a coalition of community organizations that spoke at a news conference in Oakland on Mar. 19 launching a campaign to raise the minimum hourly wage to $30 for companies in Oakland and Alameda County.
"Working people today face an affordability crisis that's completely out of control, all while billionaires and massive corporations have been raking in record profits," said Mike Miller, director of the United Auto Workers (UAW) Region 6, which represents the western region of the country.
Large businesses with over 100 employees that make $1 billion annually would have until 2030 to raise the minimum wage to $30 an hour.
Smaller businesses are given more time. Businesses employing between 25 and 100 employees would have until 2035 to increase the minimum wage to $30. Businesses with fewer than 25 employees would have until 2037 to phase in the minimum wage increase to $30.
"Every time there has been a downturn or a serious challenge to the economy, in the end, we raise wages as a stimulus," said Saru Jayaraman, president of One Fair Wage at Center Square. "It’s basically a stimulus in the hands of working people, who spend a much bigger percentage of their income than higher-income people because they have to.
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Minimum wage is for workers coming in at the bottom of all workers; those with noe real experience at much of anything. When I was a skilled worker before I retired, I never got that much. That much money for unexperieced workers only leads to higher prices for everybody. Most businesses wouldn’t hire at that rate if they’ve got any sense at at all. Who comes up with these insane ideas?
Done runt out of sum body muny don’t compute with commie doin.
Relative value of their 15 buck an hour bonanza is lost on them too.
If the minimum wage is too high, business owners will employ their relatives instead of job applicants.
This kind of destructive, deranged thinking will remove more jobs from the market than AI is expected to do.
“Research”?! All you need is common sense. A little elementary math wouldn’t hurt either.
They want to crash the whole system. Negative outcomes are a plus.
There is also the factor that a business owner might under fairly new California law have four residences on his single-family lot, three of which might get occupied by his relatives.
What fools! Make the minimum wage $150/hour! $30 is just so cruel for a minimum wage. When will people realize that the minimum wage law does not come without a price?
Can you say Robots?
I thought you could.
What happened to the $15/hr they wanted? Prices went up?
I blame her.
Kshama Sawant, a Seattle socialist, to challenge veteran WA Democratic congressman
Uh, oh.
Woke Seattle Dem’s husband attacked much younger woman after barging into private event, police say
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15152391/kshama-sawant-husband-attack-woman-seattle.html
Doing the same thing that has always led to disaster means you’re evil or stupid. This bunch does not lean toward stupid.
“That much money for unexperieced workers only leads to higher prices for everybody.”
BINGO! The CaliCommies likely know this, but with their political agenda they probably see a benefit to their party or pocket books with this minimum wage raise.
It’s never about the people and it’s always about the party. Typical commie’s.
Why not 90 dollars an hour? Do you know how much Fentanyl and Meth cost these days? Especially in the Mexican village of Little Mexico (formally known as California).
Soon to be soon...
Fast food 50 dollar value menu.
Raise it to $100. Go full stupid.
They should go straight to a $500 an hour minimum wage. That would settle the matter once and for all.
Cloward-Piven. Break it to remake it.
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