Category: A living wage

AmericaSpeaks TheVoiceOfJoyce Break the habit and Vote for Beto O’ Rourke. You can have a government that supports the rights and lives of the majority. Register and vote. In 2022, your life and livelihood depends on Beto and new faces, not hard right extremists, in Government. Give power to those who will care about your life. The GOP protects very few and cares only about their money and self perpetuating Power. Vote them out in 2022.

June 4, 2022

http://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/03/opinion/texas-republicans-abbott.html

AmericaSpeaks TheVoiceOfJoyce Britain’s rise in inequality and poverty took 10+ years. We started the trend in the 1980’s. They recognize the poor & middle class are suffering, do we? We’ve taken away the peoples safety net and never replaced it. From Student Loans, to child care, to transportation, to WiFi, to food insecurity, we’ve created a two tier society with stressed out traumatized adults and children. When do we reinstate our Social Safety Net? The For the Families Act? Where’s the debate ?

June 1, 2022

http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/jun/01/the-decade-that-broke-britain-the-disastrous-decisions-that-left-millions-in-a-cost-of-living-crisis

AmericaSpeaks TheVoiceOfJoyce Unionization is sweeping America. The Gaming industry has its first Union at Activision Blizzard. More to follow as Labor demands a seat at the Corporate Table, fighting for higher wages and good working conditions. Corporate abuse of people is coming to an end. We can look at this progress and know “ the Middle Class is ascendant! “

May 24, 2022

http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/may/23/activision-blizzard-raven-software-union-vote

AmericaSpeaks TheVoiceOfJoyce A Beer costing $7 on the Street can cost $28 at the airport. There is a Law to hold down food & drink pricing and it’s now being enforced. 10% above street prices is acceptable. Now Congress needs to bring done Street Pricing. Anti trust Laws and price controls are necessary to stop runaway Inflation.

May 23, 2022

http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/may/22/new-york-airports-food-drink-prices

AmericaSpeaks TheVoiceOfJoyce As CEO’s & Corporations make record profits, works in retail and the fast food industry barely make $260 a week. That’s not a living wage. With Corporate profits rising, and Corporate generated Inflation rising , too, a $15 minimum wage will barely suffice. People need a Basic Living Wage and Unionization at every level of work insuring better pay, benefits, safe working conditions and a seat at the Corporate Table! We need a # Clean Slate for Labor. We need a change in the Dept of Labor rules, favoring employees and not owners.

May 16, 2022

http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/may/16/strikes-us-retail-fast-food-dollar-general-mcdonalds-wendys

AmericaSpeaks TheVoiceOfJoyce The 5 largest meat packing plants in America, successfully lobbied Trump and the USDA to downplay the seriousness of Covid to workers & their families. 59,000 became sick. At least 269 died. This is Eugenics, not IVF for women. Tyson, JBS & 3 others refused to protect their staff. They knowingly colluded in the sickness and death of employees. Their behavior is a crime against humanity!

May 12, 2022

http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/may/12/meatpacking-industry-trump-downplay-covid-threat

AmericaSpeaks TheVoiceOfJoyce People working in nursing homes are entitled to a living wage, fully paid for with benefits. California SEIU UNION demanding a Quality of Care board to oversee Nursing Homes. Quality of Care Boards should be established in every state. Nursing homo are notoriously understaffed and they don’t pay workers for hours worked. This is hazard pay for those who show up. The employees suffer and patients suffer as owners take in huge profits. Enough is enough! We have needed standards of Care for 30 +yrs.

May 4, 2022

http://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/may/04/california-nursing-homes-union-reform

AmericaSpeaks TheVoiceOfJoyce Are these members of the house living in Reality. Give small business tax credits to set up expensive 401k’s for employee & employer savings accounts for retirement. Where will the extra money to save be found? Are they increasing the Minimum Wage to $15/hr Nationally? Are they changing the NLRB making Unionization easier for Labor? Are they enforcing anti trust, encouraging entrepreneurs to become more competitive , giving entrepreneurs a greater piece of the Corporate pie? Give more money to the Lower and Middle Classy and they’ll happily save! I know, at Ford, Pfizer, Banker Trust , I set 6% of my salary aside for saving and it was matched by the Corporation. As a small but owner, I was told not to take on the Responsibility of a pension fund & paid my Labor high salaries, gave them healthcare and paid leave instead. One day I hoped to share my business with them, but the Recession of 2008 blocked those plans. Many employees of entrepreneurs have not recovered financially. For The Families Act is still required and supported by 70% of the People.

April 24, 2022

http://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/apr/24/retirement-savings-reform-congress-bipartisan

AmericaSpeaks TheVoiceOfJoyce Substandard wages for Retail and fast food workers are unacceptable. While major Corporations report record profits and higher costs to consumers, wages lag. Unionize and get a living wage, paid leave and a say in Corporate affairs.

April 20, 2022

http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/apr/19/how-much-retail-food-companies-pay-workers-per-hour

AmericaSpeaks TheVoiceOfJoyce How the rich get richer. They’re still paying less taxes than someone making $200,000 a year. That is why we need an up to date well funded IRS. start asking for a social safety net , the For the Families Act we were promised and everyone not voting yes, don’t re elect them. We want an open recorded vote! Up and down voting on For the Families Act. Resurrecting the middle class. We want a higher tax rate for those making $100 million + No more tax evaders!

April 18, 2022

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