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Hyperliberal UC Berkeley Won’t Pay Higher Minimum Wage

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Another example of liberals saying you should do it with your money but I should not have to do it with my money. Let me say I do not agree with any minimum wage laws but if they are going to pass such horrible ideas all should suffer equally.

Famous nationwide as a bastion of liberalism, the University of California-Berkeley has chosen to ignore a local ordinance raising the minimum wage, claiming an exemption as a state agency.

California’s minimum wage is $9 an hour for all workers, but on October 1 the city Berkeley implemented a local ordinance raising it to $10, seeking to improve conditions for low-skill workers in a city with a high cost of living. However, the city cannot compel state government entities to pay the higher wage, and so UC-Berkeley, the city’s largest employer, has exploited its state affiliation to keep paying 25 percent of its student employees less than the city minimum, according to a report by Inside Higher Ed.

The school isn’t alone. Several other cities in California, including San Francisco, Oakland and San Jose have approved local statues increasing their minimum wage above the state minimum. In San Francisco, where the minimum is $10.74, San Francisco State University has used its exemption to keep 44 percent of student employees paid less than that.
http://dailycaller.com/2014/12/05/hyperliberal-uc-berkeley-wont-pay-higher-minimum-wage/
 
Do as I say, not do as I do....classic liberal groupthink/hypocrisy at work.
 
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