Wisconsin: Bill would prohibit local "living wage" laws

[Scuba]

http://www.jsonline.com/news/milwaukee/bill-would-prohibit-local-living-wage-laws-b99203497z1-244989461.html

The "living wage" ordinance backed by the Milwaukee County Board last week — and others like it — would be barred under legislation up for a hearing Wednesday at the Capitol.

The proposed state measure prohibits local governments from enacting or enforcing a minimum wage law. It also would bar local officials from having residency requirements for workers on public works projects.

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County Supervisor David Bowen, the author of the Milwaukee County ordinance, called Kapenga's bill "a slap in the face" to local control.

The County Board approved an $11.32 minimum wage Thursday by a 12-6 margin. The measure was strongly backed by labor unions and advocacy groups, who said all full-time workers should earn enough to support their families. The $11.32 figure represents the federal poverty figure for a family of four.

Dear Corporations of the World, how can we love you more?

Sincererly, The Wisconsin GOP

[postulater]

1. Yup, they're against Big Gubmint, unless it is Big Corporation Gubmint. nt

[hue]

11. Well put! Top Corporations ARE our "GubMINT"...

[mokawanis]

2. I am so tired of this shit

When elected reps try to pass laws to prevent working-class people from earning a decent wage it's time to vote the fuckers out of office. I just don't get why anyone votes for these assholes!

[Jackpine Radical]

3. I've been thinking about that.

Every industrialist since Henry Ford should have been able to see that workers who have money are workers that spend money, and companies like Costco are Beating MallWart by paying higher wages, having happier and healthier workers who stay in their jobs longer (minimizing the need for training new hires), etc.

The only answer that makes sense to me is that the Waltons of the world are driven by sheer meanness and spite.

[TheMastersNemesis]

4. It's Time For Pitchforks And Torches. They Won't Let You Vote Or They Rig The Vote. You Can't Win.

[Blue Owl]

5. Thank you sirs may we have another?

[dragonlady]

6. This is pure spite

Just to show our side that we can't have anything, so we might as well give up and stop trying anymore. But maybe this is what will shock the people who don't vote in off-year elections into getting more involved to throw the bums out. Wouldn't that be karma?

[CatholicEdHead]

8. And by design

As Wisconsin is ALEC's legislative laboratory on how to take a moderately liberal blue state and turn it into a deep red state. Then watch the rest of the blue states fall like dominoes.

[lutefisk]

13. I'll bet they didn't think the takeover would be this easy

A little gerrymandering, a lot of money, and an ambitious and soulless Scott Walker to do the dirty work from the Governor's Office. Frighteningly easy.

I think ALEC has learned from this "experiment" and will be more efficient in other states.

[CatholicEdHead]

14. And nationally

I am sure they are just drooling over the possibility over a GOP Congress and President again at the same time.

[Enthusiast]

7. K&R! Just horrible.

[riversedge]

9. when will enough folks see and comprehend that local control is being

taken away.

[Enthusiast]

10. As long as the media remains in the hands of the unscrupulous, maybe never.

I believe this is why our evil counterparts have grown so bold.

[hue]

12. It's as if mainstream WI'ites are blind, deaf & dumb!!

[AleksS]

15. How many times have they "overruled" local control?

How many times have they "overruled" local control?

Act 10 had anti-local control measures
The Sick Days referendums were overriden by state laws
Now this.

And I'm sure there are more, those are just the ones that jumped out at me.

Smaller Government, my ass.