Hey folks,Just a quick follow up, according to the Washington Post-Minimum-Wage Hike May Reach to Samoa it seems that Speaker Pelosi was shamed into reversing her original plan to give an exemption of the Minimum Wage increase to Starkist Tuna.
The bill would leave American Samoa as the only territory not covered by the $7.25 rate, and because Samoa is represented by a Democrat, Del. Eni F.H. Faleomavaega, Republicans cried foul.
Faleomavaega's campaign coffers have been well stocked by the tuna industry that dominates his island economy, but Republicans picked up on another issue: StarKist owns one of the largest canneries on the island, and Del Monte Foods, StarKist's parent company, is based in San Francisco, which Pelosi represents.
"I have asked the Education and Labor Committee, as they go forward with the legislation, to make sure that all of the territories have to comply with U.S. law on the minimum wage," Pelosi announced yesterday.
Pelosi aides said the committee would be asked to work toward having all territories use the same wage standard.
I wonder why the change of heart. I wonder if SHE has received any donations? Well, that doesn’t matter now, they are not exempt. Anymore, at this time, at least. I wonder who was looking into this. {Smile}
Peter
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