Congress acts, and thousands lose jobs in American Samoa

Radio Vice Online ^ | May 26, 2010 | Steve McGough

[Steve495]

Hello American Samoa! We’re from the government and we’re here to help you. We’re going to ensure you earn a living wage by forcing employers to pay you a minimum wage equal to workers in the United States. Sounds great right?

[Brilliant]

Why doesn’t Starkist do the “right” thing and move its headquarters from San Francisco to Phoenix?

[Steve495]

Brilliant idea ... “Brilliant”

[KarlInOhio]

When did this minimum wage increase slip through? I remember three years ago when Pelosi protected Starkist (from her region and maybe her actual district) from having Samoan's minimum wages from being increased while those of the Northern Mariana Islands were.

[SF_Redux]

Pelosi will never let that happen to her hubby

[Steve495]

As I mentioned in the bottom of my post, there was that story about the Pelosi/StarKist connection, but in 2007 when the law was signed, it DID end up including American Samoa.

[wbarmy]

What is the normal voting record for American Samoa? Did they ask for this by voting for the same stupid politicians who promise everything under the sun?