Aside from the obvious politics that seattles a pretty liberal town and that the u. S. Senate cant get a single piece of legislation through without a super majority thanks to republicans routine abuse of the filibuster . But another part of the difference is that in seattle there is sufficient pressure from the left. In november of last year kshama suwant, a socialist, an avowed socialist, was elected to seattle city council. She backed efforts to raise the minimum wage to 15 an hour, and she leaves a Grassroots Group called 15 now. A Business Coalition in seattle countered. And while they agreed to the headline figure of 15 an hour, they wanted some key qualifiers like a temporary training wage, a phasein period, for health care, commissions, tips, and bonuses to be counted in total wages. The deal announced by seattle mayor ed murray today was a compromise, and he had this to say about the achievement. Cities have often been the incubators of democracy, and seattle i think will prov
High profile bidders are lining up to bid for the l. A. Clippers. Thanks for joining us. Youre watching cnn newsroom. Acting president admits theres not much kiev can do about separatists seizing control of the east. Masked men with automatic weapons stand guard. Its become one of more than a dozen cities falling under pro russian control. Despite the control, the economy is getting help from the imf fund. Alexander pachinof says combat troops are on full readiness to stop the terrorist threat. Judging from whats going on around the city, that may not be enough. Nick payton walsh has the story. Reporter when they say theyre losing control you can see why. They saw about ten Ukrainian Armored personnel carriers. They pulled back. A week ago a similar assault killed three of them, they say. But the smoke obscured the scene and quickly to their surprise, pretty well armed men say only the soldiers saw the armor turn back. Locals bring them food as they protect them from the poor and joble
A Business Coalition in seattle countered. And while they agreed to the headline figure of 15 an hour, they wanted some key qualifiers like a temporary training wage, a phasein period, for health care, commissions, tips, and bonuses to be counted in total wages. The deal announced by seattle mayor ed murray today was a compromise, and he had this to say about the achievement. Cities have often been the incubators of democracy, and seattle i think will prove itself when this process is finished in council to once again be an incubator of democracy, to be a city that once again does great things. By showing how we as a city can lead the conversation in the nation to address this growing problem in our society. The growing problem of income inequality. In seattle pressure from the left is not unlike the original movement that brought us the 40hour workweek that started the may days that we now, well, kind of celebrate but dont really. In so many crucial areas of progress demands that at f
Aside from the obvious politics that seattles a pretty liberal town and that the u. S. Senate cant get a single piece of legislation through without a super majority thanks to republicans routine abuse of the filibuster . But another part of the difference is that in seattle there is sufficient pressure from the left. In november of last year kshama sawant, a socialist, an avowed socialist, was elected to seattle city council. She backed efforts to raise the minimum wage to 15 an hour, and she leaves a Grassroots Group called 15 now. A Business Coalition in seattle countered. And while they agreed to the headline figure of 15 an hour, they wanted some key qualifiers like a temporary training wage, a phasein period, for health care, commissions, tips, and bonuses to be counted in total wages. The deal announced by seattle mayor ed murray today was a compromise, and he had this to say about the achievement. Cities have often been the incubators of democracy, and seattle i think will prov
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