THE MINIMUM WAGE IS ALWAYS ZERO. How it started: Dodger Stadium workers ratify new labor contract

“This is a historic day for Dodger Stadium workers,” said Susan Minato, co-president of United Here Local 11. “As the team goes on to play for the top prize in baseball, the workers who serve the food and pour the drinks have also won.”

Wages for all workers will increase by at least $10 an hour, the union said, but a wide swath of employees — including stand workers, dishwashers and cooks — will see their hourly pay rise by $13.

A minimum guaranteed hourly tip of $8 will help boost employee wages, union members said. As an example, a concession worker who was was earning $18.14 an hour under the 2020 labor contract will now make $30.94 an hour.

—The L.A. Daily News, October 13th, 2022.

How it’s going:

NOT TIRED OF WINNING, BUT MAYBE A BIT TIRED OF SO MUCH COMIC RELIEF FROM THE LEFT:

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We get it: Spain doesn’t have the will or the means to lead or even follow. Now they won’t even get out of the way.

CHANGE: E.U. to Tighten Borders, Increase Illegal Migrant Deportations.

The E.U. move to tighten migration policies comes after right-wing parties took power in some countries in 2024, taking office on a promise to closely monitor borders and those who would cross them illegally.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has said the new measures will prevent a repeat of the 2015 crisis caused by Syria’s civil war, when about one million people arrived to seek asylum with Germany leading the way.

“We have learnt the lessons of the past. And today, we are better equipped,” von der Leyen has said.

The new policies, known as the Pact on Migration and Asylum, go into effect on June 12. AP reports Italy is providing the model.

Giorgia Meloni leads the way again.

NOTHING TO SEE HERE, MOVE ALONG:

QUESTION ASKED AND ANSWERED:

WE’RE LEARNING WHO OUR FRIENDS ARE AND IT’S NOT ALWAYS WHO WE USED TO THINK:

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DON’T CONFUSE YOUR BAGS:  American Kabuki Security Theatre.

This is why I have travel bags and travel jackets, if I’m going to fly. (Which I do as little as possible.)