Chicago There was good news from Pine Bluff and bad news from Little Rock in the wake of the election. The ACORN initiated minimum wage increase for municipal employees in Pine Bluff won overwhelmingly by a 75-25% margin, which must have shocked them out of their shoes down there on the Arkansas River as the …
Month: November 2006
5,000,000 Say Yes on Wages!
New Orleans More than 5 Million voters marched into polls on Election Day and resoundingly voted in favor of minimum wage increases in Missouri, Ohio, Colorado, and Arizona as all four ACORN backed propositions won handily. The size and scale of the victories should fuel red-hot pressure on the newly elected Congress to significantly – and …
More Fronts on the Wage Fight
New Orleans There are two more living wage issues worth noting this Election Day. One is the ACORN-led effort in the home country of Pine Bluff, Arkansas to set a higher floor – over $9.00 per hour – for municipal employees in that city. Every kind of effort has been made to fairly pay city …