Divide and conquer the middle class on the minimum wage

[Omaha Steve]

4. Now two of them

Last paragraph in the post.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10026078586

"allowing union workers to receive raises above their negotiated contracts."


And this: GOP Rep. Rokita: Union wage bill could be part of minimum wage discussion: http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/jan/12/todd-rokita-union-wage-bill-could-be-part-of-minim/

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times - Monday, January 12, 2015

Rep. Todd Rokita, Indiana Republican and a member of the House Budget Committee, said Monday that legislation to change rules on union-negotiated wages could be a way to address issues involved in the debate over raising the minimum wage.

Mr. Rokita said his bill, called the RAISE Act, would fix federal law that doesn’t allow employers to pay union employees more than their union bosses negotiate.

“This bill … would simply allow employers — employers of union shops — to, regardless of the union contract or in addition to the union contract, give employees a raise based on merit,” he said.

Mr. Rokita, also a member of the Education and Workforce Committee, was speaking at the 2015 Heritage Action Conservative Policy Summit, a two-day event hosted by the political arm of the conservative Heritage Foundation.


FULL story at link.