Tuesday, July 19, 2016

Mike Pence May Be a Friend to Trump, But He’s No Friend to Workers @alternet

Mike Pence May Be a Friend to Trump, But He’s No Friend to Workers @alternet:

"Pence has also taken a stand against raising the minimum wage to livable levels, opposing a bill that would have raised Indiana’s minimum wage from $7.25 to $8.25. Instead,Pence signed into law a bill prohibiting local governments from forcing businesses to raise minimum wages unless mandated by the state or federal government. Pence also signed a law repealing Indiana’s common construction wage, leaving wages on publicly-funded construction projects at the mercy of free-market pay scales rather than in the hands of local boards composed of taxpayers or contractors."