Leftist Cafe Workers In Minneapolis Learn the Hard Way the Minimum Wage Is ALWAYS Zero

[excalibur]

A hard lesson, but will they have learned anything?

Minimum wage has always been a farce, an anti-free-market idea.

In Minneapolis, the workers at a small chain of cafes decided they could strong-arm owners into their woke demands.

Instead, the owner is shutting them down:





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Leftist Cafe Workers In Minneapolis Learn the Hard Way the Minimum Wage Is ALWAYS Zero

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[westwall]

A hard lesson, but will they have learned anything?

Minimum wage has always been a farce, an anti-free-market idea.

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In Minneapolis, the workers at a small chain of cafes decided they could strong-arm owners into their woke demands.​

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Instead, the owner is shutting them down:​

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Leftist Cafe Workers In Minneapolis Learn the Hard Way the Minimum Wage Is ALWAYS Zero

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FAFO writ large.

 

[ReinyDays]

A smart businessman would tack on margins ...

Depending on the business and how expensive training is, the higher wages tend to keep good people working ... folks living in desperate poverty aren't very productive workers ... 3 dólares por hora en California harían feliz a cualquier inmigrante ilegal ...

 

[initforme]

Why did the business try to hire a waitstaff in the first place?

 

[Polishprince]

Why did the business try to hire a waitstaff in the first place?

They thought they had a profitable business plan. But they realized that with union work rules and the no-work and no-show jobs that were being demanded, there just wasn't big enough money in this restaurant to make a go of it.

 

[Polishprince]

BTW, it would have been an "unfair labor practice" for Mr. Prado to threaten to close down to get a settlement he could live with. So really, he did the only thing he could do. But since he's closed, if the union or other group of employees want to buy the properties, I'm sure he'll listen.

 

[Polishprince]

There was a similar situation in the Pitts as well. Big Labor muscles in on a coffee shop chain and the people close down.

Its a tough racket to make money in, especially in a unionized environment. The little guy doesn't have a chance, the big unionized Starbucks chain is going to be standing alone

Pittsburgh coffee chain closes shortly after workers announce union

A Pittsburgh coffee chain is closing all of its stores, shortly after its employees demanded recognition of their union.

www.cbsnews.com

 

[JoeB131]

A hard lesson, but will they have learned anything?

Minimum wage has always been a farce, an anti-free-market idea.



In Minneapolis, the workers at a small chain of cafes decided they could strong-arm owners into their woke demands.

Instead, the owner is shutting them down:

That sounds like cutting off your nose to spite your face.

So he shuts down all his cafes, and then what? He either has to sell them off to someone else, or take the loss on leases, inventory, capital, etc.

 

[Polishprince]

That sounds like cutting off your nose to spite your face.

So he shuts down all his cafes, and then what? He either has to sell them off to someone else, or take the loss on leases, inventory, capital, etc.

If you are losing money in a venture, that is often the best idea, to cut your losses. You end up saving money on future rent, wages, utilities, taxes, instead. Why throw good money after bad? Its admitting defeat to Big Labor, in this case, and recognize that they had your behind over a barrel.

 

[d0gbreath]

I read this morning that trump wants to raise it to $25/hr. Since he lies like a rug, whatever.

 

[22lcidw]

I read this morning that trump wants to raise it to $25/hr. Since he lies like a rug, whatever.

All citizens should be automatically registered as government employees. All citizens earning a wage, benefits and qualified for future pensions. I figure 100 thousand dollars a year in wages alone to start at the lowest rung. Add benefits, 4 weeks of vacations, 20 sick days. 3 months off for pregnancies with pay, 4-day work week with anything more overtime of course. And most will be way over the 4 day 32 hours a week salary since we get paid 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Double time. Since government grows along with taxation and it causes inflation with it, the minimum wage also rises to compensate. The cycle of course never ends, and government legislation makes winners and losers out of their decisions.

 

[d0gbreath]

All citizens should be automatically registered as government employees. All citizens earning a wage, benefits and qualified for future pensions. I figure 100 thousand dollars a year in wages alone to start at the lowest rung. Add benefits, 4 weeks of vacations, 20 sick days. 3 months off for pregnancies with pay, 4-day work week with anything more overtime of course. And most will be way over the 4 day 32 hours a week salary since we get paid 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Double time. Since government grows along with taxation and it causes inflation with it, the minimum wage also rises to compensate. The cycle of course never ends, and government legislation makes winners and losers out of their decisions.

If this also applies to retired gentlemen and women; I'm in like flint.

 

[OldFlame]

There was a similar situation in the Pitts as well. Big Labor muscles in on a coffee shop chain and the people close down.

Its a tough racket to make money in, especially in a unionized environment. The little guy doesn't have a chance, the big unionized Starbucks chain is going to be standing alone

Pittsburgh coffee chain closes shortly after workers announce union

A Pittsburgh coffee chain is closing all of its stores, shortly after its employees demanded recognition of their union.

www.cbsnews.com

"We're unionizing because we love our jobs, and we deserve a say in how our store is run. In order to do our best work, we need living wages, consistent and fair scheduling, comprehensive workplace policies, and a tip structure that empowers us to foster a stellar customer experience," the workers wrote on Instagram.

Why does someone coming in to do a clerk job feel like they should have a say in how the business is run? The attitude these people have is short-sighted, immature, and just plain ignorant.

 

[JoeB131]

If you are losing money in a venture, that is often the best idea, to cut your losses. You end up saving money on future rent, wages, utilities, taxes, instead. Why throw good money after bad? Its admitting defeat to Big Labor, in this case, and recognize that they had your behind over a barrel.

Was he really going to lose money by paying his employees a fair wage? Some of the things they were asking for weren't even monetary.

 

[Polishprince]

Was he really going to lose money by paying his employees a fair wage? Some of the things they were asking for weren't even monetary.

Things like no-show jobs and union work rules can really boost up costs, as well as running any personnel decisions past the business agents.

It isn't really higher compensation for current employees that is the usual problem. Its trying to introduce changes in technology and procedures that violate the contract union work rules that really screws with employers.

 

[ThisIsMe]

A hard lesson, but will they have learned anything?

Minimum wage has always been a farce, an anti-free-market idea.

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In Minneapolis, the workers at a small chain of cafes decided they could strong-arm owners into their woke demands.​

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Instead, the owner is shutting them down:​

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Leftist Cafe Workers In Minneapolis Learn the Hard Way the Minimum Wage Is ALWAYS Zero

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Well, that's how it goes. Sometimes you win those battles, sometimes the owner decides its not worth fighting it and just closes up shop.

 

[ThisIsMe]

Was he really going to lose money by paying his employees a fair wage? Some of the things they were asking for weren't even monetary.

And those non monetary things might have been the deal breaker.

 

[Independent thinker]

A hard lesson, but will they have learned anything?

Minimum wage has always been a farce, an anti-free-market idea.

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In Minneapolis, the workers at a small chain of cafes decided they could strong-arm owners into their woke demands.​

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Instead, the owner is shutting them down:​

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Leftist Cafe Workers In Minneapolis Learn the Hard Way the Minimum Wage Is ALWAYS Zero

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Business owners should know better than to open businesses in business unfriendly environments.