[CounterCounterCulture]

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I think I just choked on my six-dollar cheeseburger

[calcowgirl]

Schwarzenegger on Thursday said he cannot accept indexing future wage increases to inflation.

Arnold's Answer: Increase minimum wage through Maldonado's legislation.

Right Answer: VETO all minimum wage hikes.

[ElkGroveDan]

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger filled a dormant state commission with four Democrats on Friday before asking them to approve a $1-an-hour minimum wage increase without the annual cost-of-living adjustments pushed by Democratic lawmakers.

Hey FO, come on over here and spin this for us.

[NormsRevenge]

Thanks!

[Jim_Curtis]

All they would have to do is send the illegals back home and the minimum wage would be raised a lot through natural labor supply/labor demand means rather than through parasitic marxist means.

These panderers can't even make the case that they used to make for these unnatural measures, that the poor are being unfairly treated by business, because these are the same people who enable the modern day slave trade of outlaw employers and are currently trying to grant those criminal corporations amnesty for their crimes.

[calcowgirl]

Daniel Curtin, 58, of Sacramento, has been appointed to the Industrial Welfare Commission. He is currently the director of the California Conference of Carpenters where he has served since 1987. Curtin has previously served with the Committee on Political Education for the California Labor Federation, AFL-CIO and Frontlash, a youth voter registration and education project for the AFL-CIO. This position requires Senate confirmation and the compensation is $100 per diem. Curtin is a Democrat.


Timothy Cremins, 45, of Sacramento, has been appointed to the Industrial Welfare Commission. He served as a member of the commission from 2001 to 2005. Cremins has served as director of education and research for the California-Nevada Conference of Operating Engineers since 1995. He was previously with the State Building and Construction Trades Council, AFL-CIO, Sacramento from 1983 to 1995. This position requires Senate confirmation and the compensation is $100 per diem. Cremins is a Democrat.


Leslee Guardino, 38, of Los Gatos, has been appointed to the Industrial Welfare Commission. She served as a member of the commission from 2001 to 2005. Guardino is currently a principal in Canyon Snow Consulting, leading the firm's government affairs practice. She previously served as director of worldwide government and community relations for Solectron, executive director of the American Electronics Association and vice president of the Silicon Valley Manufacturing Group. This position requires Senate confirmation and the compensation is $100 per diem. Guardino is a Democrat.


Willie Washington, 59, of Sacramento, has been appointed to the Industrial Welfare Commission. He currently serves as a consultant on workplace issues for the California Manufacturers and Technology Association. Washington previously served as the director of human resources, safety and health, and workers' compensation for the California Manufacturers and Technology Association from 1987 to 2005. Prior to that, he was a regional manager of human resources for Pittsburgh-Des Moines Steel and served for 22 years as a member of the United States Air Force. This position requires Senate confirmation and the compensation is $100 per diem. Washington is a Democrat.