California university fired 54 grad students who were striking for higher pay

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  1. Rugglestx

    Rugglestx Well-Known Member

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    I was surprised to see a CA university do it. I wish it was Berkley but oh well. Maybe just maybe the people of CA are waking up at last.....
     
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    I am on the right. I earn below the median household income. I oppose minimum wage hikes and I do indeed care about myself and my fellow workers.

    But we are not on minimum wage. 2% of the labor force is, and they have a high rate of turnover.

    Don't mistake ideological difference with a lack of care.
     
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    You do know that minimum wage in Cali is $12/hr right? And that Cali has had a majority Dem control for years?

    Blaming the right for this is just pure partisan BS that has no basis in reality and is just pushing false propaganda.
     
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    So over privileged grad students can milk more money out of the presents that pay for it? Poor babys that have to travel a little bit.

    We need unions so the ultra privileged can get paid more.

    Lol
    No, the reason why the minimum wage is so low is because both of the parties have been encouraging illegal immigration and because you don't have to pay the politicians slave class minimum wage they undercut the American worker. They aren't doing jobs that Americans won't do they are doing jobs that it's illegal to pay Americans that little too do.

    Really this "Right ba-a-a-ad left go-o-o-od" blind follower crap is getting old. The left wing is ****ing you every bit as hard.

    The right is anti employee... How absurd
     
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    yep, corps hire college grads for management positions even though they have zero experience & most have that arrogant 'i'm the boss' attitude...

    ironically, they are replaced more often than other employees... funny how that is...
     
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    Maybe they should have a protest and march through the campus chanting "Not my union" because they didn't get their way :roflol:
     
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    :)
     
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    now wait just a darn minute. The prez of the univ is Janet Napolitano, a former Obama lacky, and she pulls down at least $570,000 per year. How much is enough Janet? Don't you earn enough? She should pay the 54 students the $1,412 per year as that would still leave her $493,572 per year. As a good liberal she should be willing to spread the wealth. Instead, she fires the poor little lefties
     
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    Excellent ideal!
     
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    You are confusing actually working so you earn the money rather than simply being paid the money.
    You will also find that Neapolitan authored DACA, which Obama then approved.
     
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    not confusing at all

    Prez Janet has the coin, her fellow lefties want more coin, Prez Janet should have some of her coin taken and redistributed to those who want it

    She has enough, she needs to spread it around.

     
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    Unpossible.

    I have it on good authority that this is all the fault of the anti-employee, uncaring right.

     
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    I thought it was illegal to fire workers who were striking.
     
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    That is actually a commen issue in all college communities. A good reason to find a job elsewhere where housing is less inflated.
     
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    Depends on their employment contract.
     

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