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Related: About this forumPlatform committee shot down $15 minumum wage ?
Unity efforts hit snag at final meeting over Democratic platform
Ellison offered additional amendments designed to strengthen the documents commitment to a $15 minimum wage and employment guidelines for federal contractors issues championed by Sanders on the campaign trail. Both were rebuffed by Paul Booth of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees union, who was named to the committee by Clinton.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/unity-efforts-hit-snag-at-final-meeting-over-democratic-platform/2016/06/24/2919fd06-3a3d-11e6-a254-2b336e293a3c_story.html
Ellison offered additional amendments designed to strengthen the documents commitment to a $15 minimum wage and employment guidelines for federal contractors issues championed by Sanders on the campaign trail. Both were rebuffed by Paul Booth of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees union, who was named to the committee by Clinton.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/unity-efforts-hit-snag-at-final-meeting-over-democratic-platform/2016/06/24/2919fd06-3a3d-11e6-a254-2b336e293a3c_story.html
I'm seeing 2 different articles - some say they shot it down others say they adopted it
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Platform committee shot down $15 minumum wage ? (Original Post)
FreakinDJ
Jun 2016
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Brickbat
(19,339 posts)1. No, they shot down language tweaking the $15/hour wage provision, which was already in the
platform. Ellison wanted it pegged to inflation, while the language already said it should be indexed and increased periodically.
Human101948
(3,457 posts)2. Aren't those union employees making more than that?
Why wouldn't they support better wages for everyone else?
onecaliberal
(32,991 posts)3. Good question.
More I've got mine, fuck you! It's the new American way.
Brickbat
(19,339 posts)5. He "rebuffed" the effort to tie the wage to inflation.
ismnotwasm
(42,023 posts)4. *sigh*
No.
TwilightZone
(25,517 posts)6. The answer is in your article.
"Ellison offered additional amendments designed to strengthen the documents commitment to a $15 minimum wage "
The amendments were rejected, not the provision itself.
Andy823
(11,495 posts)7. Funny, isn't it
Some just don't want to listen to the facts, they would rather come up with their own BS, and ignore what really happens, or they have everyone who is trying to point of the truth to them on ignore!