OpinionSeptember 26, 1996
LETTERS: PAY SHOULD BE HIGHER
To the editor: All the unions in the United States are after higher wages for their members. They have powerful leaders to negotiate for them. But the little minimum-wage earner has no one to turn to. Yes, the person who wrote the letter to the editor Sept. 21 was right on when he said raise the minimum wage $2 to $4 more. It will build a stronger America, because it raises the standard of living...
To the editor:
All the unions in the United States are after higher wages for their members. They have powerful leaders to negotiate for them. But the little minimum-wage earner has no one to turn to.
Yes, the person who wrote the letter to the editor Sept. 21 was right on when he said raise the minimum wage $2 to $4 more. It will build a stronger America, because it raises the standard of living.
No one complains about executives making the big bucks and giveaways.
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You see, for many the minimum wage is a stepping stone.
The restaurants don't pay minimum wage, because your tips make up the difference, which should be outlawed because tips are a gift and not a wage.
VIRGIL GREEN
Jackson
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