Revival of commission could help raise minimum wage.It may sound strange, but a Republican state legislator LEGISLATOR. One who makes laws. 2. In order to make good laws, it is necessary to understand those which are in force; the legislator ought therefore, to be thoroughly imbued with a knowledge of the laws of his country, their advantages and defects; to is proposing to resurrect a defunct DEFUNCT. A term used for one that is deceased or dead. In some acts of assembly in Pennsylvania, such deceased person is called a decedent. (q.v.) state regulatory body specifically to pass an increase in the state's minimum wage. State Sen. Abel Maldonado Abel Maldonado (born August 21, 1967 in Santa Maria, California) is a Republican U.S. politician, who is currently a California State Senator Born in Santa Maria, California, Maldonado is the eldest son of immigrant farm workers. , R-Santa Maria, is carrying SB 1167, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's proposal to raise the minimum wage to $7.75 an hour from the current $6.75 an hour. But that bill effectively died in the Senate Labor and Industrial Relations industrial relations pl.n. Relations between the management of an industrial enterprise and its employees. industrial relations Noun, pl the relations between management and workers Committee because the majority Democrats are backing other minimum wage legislation--SB 1162 by Gil Cedillo Gilbert Cedillo (born March 25 1954 in Barstow, California) is an American politician and a member of the Democratic Party. He is currently serving in the California State Senate, representing the 22nd District, which covers the diverse cities of Los Angeles, Alhambra, Maywood, San , D-Los Angeles--that would also include indexing the minimum wage to annual inflation. Schwarzenegger has in the past vetoed minimum wage increases with this indexing component and has said he will do so again. His main reason: It would increase the minimum wage automatically regardless of current economic conditions. So, late last month, Maldonado wrote a letter to Schwarzenegger suggesting that the governor reinstitute the state Industrial Welfare Commission, which was de-funded by legislative Democrats in 2004. Ironically i·ron·ic also i·ron·i·cal adj. 1. Characterized by or constituting irony. 2. Given to the use of irony. See Synonyms at sarcastic. 3. , at the time, Democrats complained that the commission was blocking attempts to raise the minimum wage. Under the state constitution, the IWC IWC International Whaling Commission IWC Industrial Welfare Commission IWC Iowa Wesleyan College IWC International Watch Company (Swiss watch manufacturer) IWC Ice Water Content IWC In Which Case IWC Indianapolis Water Company could--on its own--enact the Schwarzenegger-proposed minimum wage hike, without having to go through the Legislature. In a press release accompanying his letter, Maldonado said: "Today I am asking Gov. Schwarzenegger to take immediate action and help California's hardest workers. The Democrats have decided to play politics with workers' lives rather than doing what is right. By the governor taking immediate action, the state's 1.5 million minimum wage earners will see relief from rising health care, energy and gas costs." Besides taking the sails out of the Cedillo proposal, this move could also quash an attempt by labor to get voters to pass a minimum wage hike with annual indexing to inflation. An initiative is now in circulation for the November ballot. The deadline to gather 325,000 signatures is May 25. Gov. Schwarzenegger said he wants to pursue the issue but has not considered this proposal. |
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