Sunday, December 22, 2013

Is the huge, well-funded army of employer lobbyists the obstacle to workers getting a Minimum Wage that is a real living wage?

Notice: I sent this to all Minnesota State Legislators.


An interesting tid-bit of information:

Lobbying expenditures are five times bigger than campaign contributions (election-related, including PACs, super-PACs, 527s, etc). Lobbying is much bigger, although campaign finance is more controversial and higher-profile as a form of influencing the political system.

I have an interesting suggestion:

Before you vote on the Minimum Wage, why don't all of you disclose who the lobbyists are that have been bribing you to betray Minnesotans who expected you to deliver a Minimum Wage that is a real living wage?

Come on; come clean.
-- 
Alan L. Maki
Director of Organizing,
Midwest Casino Workers Organizing Council
58891 County Road 13
Warroad, Minnesota 56763

Phone: 218-386-2432
Cell: 651-587-5541

Primary E-mail: amaki000@centurytel.net