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Newsjock (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-28-10 08:36 PM Original message |
Gov. (Schwarzenegger) vetoes farmworker OT bill |
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Hawkeye-X (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-28-10 08:40 PM Response to Original message |
1. Hopefully the fine citizens of California have learned from their Rethuglican experiences |
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wordpix (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-28-10 09:39 PM Response to Reply #1 |
5. Ahnold & his rethugs need to stoop in the fields all day every day & see what it's like |
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Winterblues (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-29-10 10:48 AM Response to Reply #5 |
21. Many farm workers, especially in California are not paid wages. |
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Xithras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-29-10 10:59 AM Response to Reply #21 |
22. This bill would not have benefitted non-employee farmworkers (aka, most of them) |
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Bette Noir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-28-10 11:49 PM Response to Reply #1 |
14. That we elected a second bad actor, after Reagan, |
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Tx4obama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-28-10 08:49 PM Response to Original message |
2. Hmmm, I thought there was a federal law that said OT after 40 hours ? n/t |
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Massacure (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-28-10 09:01 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. Farm workers are an exempted class. |
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wordpix (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-28-10 09:37 PM Response to Reply #3 |
4. add teachers who teach all day + correct, grade, email/call parents, & plan lessons all night |
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Massacure (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-30-10 12:47 AM Response to Reply #4 |
24. There is another paragraph on the department of labor web site I didn't copy. |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-28-10 10:10 PM Response to Original message |
6. How did CA ever put this right wing slime in office? |
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Tempest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-28-10 10:24 PM Response to Reply #6 |
7. Too many candidates running in the special election |
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Xithras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-29-10 11:41 AM Response to Reply #7 |
23. Nope, you missed a step. |
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madrchsod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-28-10 10:25 PM Response to Reply #6 |
8. how in the hell did a kennedy marry this guy? |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-28-10 10:49 PM Response to Reply #8 |
10. That's another great question . . . |
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valerief (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-29-10 12:05 AM Response to Reply #10 |
19. Lends itself to the "they're all the same" theory. nt |
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inna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-28-10 10:25 PM Response to Reply #6 |
9. mystery to us all. Diebold? RW propaganda? Combination of both?... |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-28-10 10:51 PM Response to Reply #9 |
12. I'd guess any of that would be true . . . but wasn't he re-elected??? |
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MGB67 (81 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-28-10 10:49 PM Response to Reply #6 |
11. Enron..... |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-28-10 10:53 PM Response to Reply #11 |
13. Yep . . . agree Enron and Issa . . . |
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Bette Noir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-28-10 11:53 PM Response to Reply #6 |
16. It was the "wouldn't it be a hoot" vote. |
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SoapBox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-28-10 11:50 PM Response to Original message |
15. Overtime AFTER 10 hours/day or a 60 hour week? Slavery! |
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pinboy3niner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-28-10 11:57 PM Response to Reply #15 |
17. That would be outrageous for a cube rat |
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valerief (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-29-10 12:04 AM Response to Original message |
18. Geez, like farm work isn't hard enough and doesn't pay enough. |
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SoapBox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-29-10 12:07 AM Response to Original message |
20. CONTACT Lame Duck Gov. HERE and tell him what you think. |
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