Re: Michigan Gov vetoes anti-living wage law

[Michael Hoover <hooverm@xxxxxxxxxx>]

>>> cbrown@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 05/12/04 3:24 PM >>>
MICHIGAN
REPORT
REPORT NO. 89, VOLUME 43-- MONDAY, MAY 10 2004
ASSOCIATION DEMANDS VETO OVERRIDE ON 'LIVING WAGE'
The Small Business Association of Michigan on Monday called for an
override
of Governor Jennifer Granholm's veto of a bill supporters say would help
attract businesses to the state.
The bill (HB 4160
<http://www.gongwer.com/index.html?link=legislation_billdetail.cfm&code=HB%2
04160&billid=2003HB416001&locid=1> ) introduced by Rep. Fulton Sheen
(R-Plainwell) would have somewhat banned local governments from
authorizing
so-called living wage regulations on companies.   Under the legislation,
municipalities would have been prohibited from setting minimum wage
limits
higher than that of the state.
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charles, thanks much for above...

wisconsin gov. (doyle?) vetoed similar bill several months ago opening
way for madison to follow santa fe, n.m. and san fransisco in adopting
comprehensive
living wage ordinances...

in contrast, florida gov. (prez' brother) signed such legislation into
law last year -
surprise, surprise...such policies reveal hypocrisy of 'returning gov't
to the
people' claims of so-called conservatives...

moreover, fla's bush made big deal of his 'rapid response' to post-9/11
security concerns, anti-living wage legislation he signed invalidates
portion of miami-dade
ordinance including employers at miami-dade airport on grounds that
workers
are governed by 'federal' rules/regulations...

miami-dade's living wage policy requires employers doing business with
local gov't to pay wages twice those of federal minimum wage....this
indicates hypocrisy of
'decentralized federalism' claims (miami-dade airport authority operates
airport,
security workers are federal employees who, if memory serves, were
denied right to
unionize by legislation that federalized them) ...

this stuff is all about keeping wages low (i realize pen-lers already
know this)...
michael hoover