return2ozma@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 9 months agoCalifornia Dem Barbara Lee defends call for $50 federal minimum wage: 'Just barely enough'wgme.comexternal-linkmessage-square43fedilinkarrow-up1251cross-posted to: workreform@lemmy.world
arrow-up1251external-linkCalifornia Dem Barbara Lee defends call for $50 federal minimum wage: 'Just barely enough'wgme.comreturn2ozma@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 9 months agomessage-square43fedilinkcross-posted to: workreform@lemmy.world
minus-squaretoiletobserver@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·9 months agoThen they’ll only hire people from low cost areas. It’ll be the next suburban exodus, except to rural instead
minus-squarebhmnscmm@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·9 months agoI don’t think so. I mean, theoretically I see how that might apply to a small number of remote workers, but the vast majority of minimum wage workers (and many hourly workers) are in jobs that require a physical presence at the workplace.
Then they’ll only hire people from low cost areas. It’ll be the next suburban exodus, except to rural instead
I don’t think so. I mean, theoretically I see how that might apply to a small number of remote workers, but the vast majority of minimum wage workers (and many hourly workers) are in jobs that require a physical presence at the workplace.