Monday, May 23, 2005
SWOP homepageWeb Poll: Minimum Wage Increase
Do you believe in racial and gender equality and social and economic justice?
Vote in our webpoll to the right and tell the politicos you want to vote on a minimum wage increase in the fall.
Martin Heinrich has introduced a bill in the city council to send a minimum wage increase to the voters in October's city elections.
Do you support the increase? Against it? Would you like to see the increase reflect a real living wage? Vote in this week's webpoll.
Vote in our webpoll to the right and tell the politicos you want to vote on a minimum wage increase in the fall.
Martin Heinrich has introduced a bill in the city council to send a minimum wage increase to the voters in October's city elections.
Do you support the increase? Against it? Would you like to see the increase reflect a real living wage? Vote in this week's webpoll.
ABQlivingwage.org, Albuquerque Living Wage Coalition's website, has info - as does Martin Heinrich's homepage.
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Hi there SWOP! I am curious to know why you have left out what I see as a very important option on this poll. THose of us who are for a living wage, but agaisnt putting it on this Oct 4 ballot. See I support a living wage one hundred percent, I think its the only moral option for a socicety if capitalism is to be the accepted economic system. But as a political organizer I'm afraid there hasn't been enough work on the issue just yet to get it to pass, and THAT is the most dangerous thing i think we could have. If this ballot initaitve fails, and I'm afraid it will, we will be setting back the living wage movement in Albuquerque for at least 5 years. This is ipmortant, creating a society with justice and fairness is of the highest importance, but I oppose, personally, putting this on the ballot this fall.
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: 10:06 AM
Very good point you bring up, bro.
There are many "be careful what you wish for" pitfalls in the proposal.
There is a petition circulating parallel to Heinrich's bill that looks to increase the wage a little more.
So it looks like this thing will be going to the voters no matter what.
I did hear from folks that polling has shown strong support from the electorate.
We'll see.
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There are many "be careful what you wish for" pitfalls in the proposal.
There is a petition circulating parallel to Heinrich's bill that looks to increase the wage a little more.
So it looks like this thing will be going to the voters no matter what.
I did hear from folks that polling has shown strong support from the electorate.
We'll see.
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