Chain was paying this person effectively 1. 69 an hour because they were providing a 5. 60 hourly tip credit which was calculated to include a meal that they would throw in. Thats 1. 69 an hour. They claimed to satisfy the federal minimum wage of 7. 25 when you add the two together but in reality she absolutely was not making 5 and 60 cents an hour. They figure and tips and the fact that employer have the nerve to make her work 20 of her time on nontip work in the kitchen. 1. 69 an hour in america, 2015. This is an honest person working hard to make ends meet and i dont care who you are, theres something fundamentally wrong with that. We have a system that would take advantage of someone like her following the rules working hard only to make that person more wealthy. There is story after story of that happening in our country. While this may seem i can say that there is hope and it starts here. We are in a unique historic moment in the Progressive Movement. For the first time the donor
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In this part of the state innovation conference Democratic State legislators from oregon, South Carolina, north dakota, and connecticut talk about the recent legislative accomplishments. This hour and 15 minute discussion is moderated by congressman Keith Ellison. We will have an incredible panel next and then get you to the most important break, which is lunch. My name is roger coyle. There we go. I am actually here into roles, 1st and foremost year as the board chair of six. So i would like to thank you very much. And i would like to, at this moment, recognize our board. Many board. Many of you are involved in nonprofit organizations, many in there own campaigns. Obviously this organization obviously this organization would not have been able to be created and thriving without its board. We have can sunshine who is not here, andrea you met earlier this morning, naomi, from the nea commanders and , afl richard trumka, and if i could have a special note for our founder who is here at t
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Inoculate from attack. What we have found time and again in our research is that voters are not inclined to believe that, but we do need to address that to make sure that they know that the facts on their side. And so this is actually good for hardworking families. This is also good for businesses. It saves money in terms of retraining and employee turnover. And that studies have proven that places where these pollicis in effect have seen no negative economic impact, so we need to take those attacks headon because we do have the facts on our side and we have the values on our side. And finally we want to explain why this matters for everyone. This is not just about the individuals who are going to see some benefit of this if these policies pass directly. But instead the workforce and the economy will be stronger so everyone will succeed. And it will also strengthen the future generation. This is going to set families up for a successful future not just now but for their children and fo
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And unauthorized billing. This agency saved consumers nearly 3. 5 billion in fees and interest since its creation two years ago. We need to strengthen enforcement of these laws not weaken enforcement. Incredibly powerful Success Story of how enforcement can actually make a difference in peoples lives. By the way, this image is what you get if you google banker. That is that is not a shot from our office. So, i mentioned we tested a few other messages in this research. You can find all of this online at sensiblesafeguards. Org. But the piece together the negative consequences, the positive solutions, and then the reasons for it give us this message triangle. A couple other, you know, one of the other Success Stories was about product safety inspections, keeping millions of defective products out of the u. S. Market. I think it was 8. 2 million in 6 mo months. Very powerful. I want to underline the message at the bottom. The need case, the reason to do it Small Business and entrepreneurs
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