Melissa Randazzo Had To Rush To Get This Release Out

Hizzoner John Giles has signed a joint letter with other mayors > that's old news!
Looks like his intention was to plug one thing > SkyBridge Arizona . . .
Presser yesterday put out by MesaNow The City of Mesa Newsroom 

 

Giles Applauds USMCA Deal;

 

Joins Mayors to Urge Swift Passage

December 10, 2019 at 2:06 pm

". . .The successful passage of the USMCA agreement is vital to Mesa and Arizona's economy. I am glad to see that both sides were able to come together and reach a compromise on this important trade deal," Giles said. "Thanks to businesses like SkyBridge Arizona, Mesa is perfectly poised to expand international investment and create high-wage jobs."

Mayor's Office
Contact: Melissa Randazzo
Tel. 480-644-3219melissa.randazzo@mesaaz.gov 

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REALITY CHECK FOR HIZZONER

06 December 2019

Low-Wage Jobs ....Nearly Half of All Workers Earn Wages That Aren't Enough

< Map shows metro wage distributions

Low-wage work is more pervasive than you think, and there aren’t enough “good jobs” to go around

Martha Ross

Brookings | Thursday, November 21, 2019                     

"Even as the U.S. economy hums along at a favorable pace, there is a vast segment of workers today earning wages low enough to leave their livelihood and families extremely vulnerable. That’s one of the main takeaways from our new analysis, in which we found that 53 million Americans between the ages of 18 to 64—accounting for 44% of all workers—qualify as “low-wage.” Their median hourly wages are $10.22, and median annual earnings are about $18,000.

(See the methods section of our paper to learn about how we identify low-wage workers.)

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Report

Meet the low-wage workforce

Martha Ross and Nicole BatemanNovember 7, 2019