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To: Mr. Jeeves

Bumping minimum wage pressures (directly or indirectly) a rise in other wages. Union wages are often explicitly tied to minwage; increase burger-flipper’s wage 3x and assembly line guys will see theirs rise by whatever the contract’s math says (either +$14.75 or x3).


34 posted on 02/24/2020 8:39:20 AM PST by ctdonath2 (Democrats oppose democracy.)
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To: ctdonath2

Except 90%+ of all workers are non union.


37 posted on 02/24/2020 8:42:02 AM PST by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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