{"id":593,"date":"2007-07-26T15:37:01","date_gmt":"2007-07-26T15:37:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/morgue.isprettyawesome.com\/?p=593"},"modified":"2007-07-26T15:37:01","modified_gmt":"2007-07-26T15:37:01","slug":"workers-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/morgue.isprettyawesome.com\/?p=593","title":{"rendered":"Workers Win"},"content":{"rendered":"

It is with great satisfaction that I note the success of the hospital cleaner’s action in the face of a lockout<\/a>. They have won a wage increase to a starting wage of $14.75 an hour, which is much more fair for their hard and essential work. It’s an enormous increase, $3, which only shows how much these vulnerable workers have been allowed to lag behind.
\nMore promising still is the expected flow-on increases to pay rates for other low-wage employment. This all makes me much happier. While we are not a wealthy society, we are certainly not a poor one, and the number of people scraping by at the bottom of the wage scale has always been troubling.
\nWell done to all those involved!
\n—
\nJust got a text from Cal, who is en route back to Wellington. This makes me very happy indeed. Hurrah.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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