(282 quotes found)
“Whether we were doing the minimum-wage increase or not this year, the wages were still going to go up because of the market. There always will be people who need to start at minimum wage, but there are not many people that have to in this market.”
Beth Busch
“What we try to do is develop housing that the average wage-earner can reasonably afford.”
Ann Murphy
“Personally, we would prefer the meal cost more and for the servers, busboys, etc., to be paid a fair wage.”
Carol Brown
“Since they can't stop him, they are waging a campaign of fear. That is their great weapon. It's coming from the group in Mexico that doesn't want to lose its privileges. Many of them are linked to corruption and want to keep their protection.”
Camacho Solis
“In addition to trying to offer competitive wages, companies in the area try to employ retention strategies designed to invest in the career paths of the employees,”
Carol Campbell
“There's a state law that says they have to pay their employees minimum wage for 90 days ... We found out the day before yesterday that at the end of 90 days, we're all going to be terminated.”
Carol Farley
“We're talking about whether, in our society, people are going to be paid a living wage, have a chance for health insurance, retirement security and a shot at the American Dream.”
Carol Florman
“The immediate impact of the minimum-wage increase will probably be negligible because we are already paying those rates. But there probably will be some backlash further on down the road.”
Carol Pregill
“It is unacceptable that immigrant workers labor in unsafe conditions for wages insufficient to support their families. It is unacceptable that immigrants, including children, are shackled and detained in deplorable conditions. And it is unacceptable that already this year immigrants have died by the dozens in the California desert or in other parts of the Southwest.”
Cardinal Mahony
