BREAKING–Costco, the nation's second-largest retailer, announces that it's adopting a $16 minimum wage for its 180,000 workers next week.
That tops Amazon's and Target's $15 minimum and Walmart's paltry $11 minimumhttps://t.co/Q4Vsc14lCG
— Steven Greenhouse (@greenhousenyt) February 25, 2021
Setting an example
The Senate parliamentarian decided that the $15 an hour minimum wage increase can not be included in Biden’s relief bill.
So what?
That’s her opinion. Others interpret things differently.
Besides what she ruled on was a Senate rule.
It wasn’t a law or part of the Constitution.
Rules can be ignored or changed depending on the situation.
Neo-liberal Democrat Chuck Schumer can’t get Manchin and Sinema in line on the minimum wage increase, so he’s decided to save face by blaming the parliamentarian for everything.
If the Democrats can’t find a way to get the minimum wage increased to $15 an hour, then the first two people to suffer for this betrayal of the poor will be Democratic Senators Manchin and Sinema.