It is rare that politicians who are working for the elite corporate ownership and managerial class, will just come out and say that they are beholden to economic elites. However, in recent days, Senator Frank F. Blas, Jr., came out and said it. His priority is big business, not the working people of Guam. Senator …
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Meme Monday: Barack Obama
TL;DR: We have a long way to go, so we have to get started!
No Need for Greed, Give Workers What They Deserve!
The words that come out of the mouths of some reveal less about others than they do about themselves. An excellent example of this is from Senator Chris Duenas, who recently called giving fair pay to GovGuam workers “Selfish Acts.” He may point to others with his finger, decrying seflishness, but he has three other …
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Governor Leon Guerrero is Investing in Working People
Press release of Governor Lourdes A. Leon Guerrero Investing in people, not squandering public resources for private profit, is what this pay raise for government workers is all about. As mentioned in my previous post, Senator Chris Duenas has claimed that he is standing up for resources to fix our public schools. However, that is …
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GovGuam Workers Shouldn’t Have to Pay for Public Infrastructure Spending
About a week ago, Governor Lou Leon Guerrero shared the plan to increase wages and salaries for Government of Guam civil service employees. These are the rank-and-file workers who are hired and retained under the “merit system.” The last time these employees were given a raise was in early 2014, following the Hay Study, conducted …
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Meme Monday: Martin Luther King
TL;DR: We should advance boldly toward achieving a living wage!
Price rises range from 10% to 73% for many goods in Guam
The Pacific Daily News reports that prices for goods in Guam have risen by 10% to 73%, depending on the specific good. The year over year change in consumer prices is at a 10-year high of 7.9%, according to Guam’s Consumer Price Index report by the Bureau of Statistics and Plans. Deputy Director Matthew Santos …
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Meme Monday: Jimmy Carter
TL;DR: People will make outrageous over-the-top claims about the minimum wage, but each time we have raised it, it was a good thing for our society.
Gas stations jack up fuel prices! Raise the minimum wage!
The Pacific Daily News reported today that gasoline prices have been hiked to around $5.05 per gallon at Guam’s gas stations! Since the pandemic began, prices have risen 11%, while the minimum wage has risen less than 6%. Since early 2015, the purchasing power of minimum wage workers’ hourly pay has declined by about 14%. …
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Guam’s workers are losing out!
For most of Guam’s modern history, the minimum wage of Guam has followed the federal minimum wage. The last time the federal minimum wage rose was in July 2009, when it increased to $7.25 per hour. Since then, the Guam Legislature had to make adjustments to ensure that minimum wage workers got somewhat better hourly …
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