What delicious irony
John at Powerline pointed me to this.
"A group that raises money for Democratic Congressional candidates uses a canvassing company that pays some workers submimium wage, in apparent violation of Wisconsin state law, to talk about the need to raise the federal minimum wage, Isthmus newspaper has learned. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC), based in Washington, D.C., has hired Grassroots Campaigns, a Boston-based for-profit company with operations in 18 U.S. cities, to conduct canvassing on its behalf. The DCCC's "New Direction for American" agenda, which provides the talkiing points canvassers are taught to use to solicit contributions, includes a call to "Raise the minimum wage."
Now those that live in Madison (Mad-Town for those of us that lived there) know that the Isthmus is about as right wing as the City Pages here in Minneapolis! They are true believers in the Progressive cause. Which is one of the things that makes this story just that much sweeter. Here we have the "good guys" - the DCCC - taking advantage of poor college students. You know it really had to be bad for the Isthmus to come up with the headline it did.
"Democrats for Worker Exploitation"
Well it was....
"Alex Scherer-Jones began working for Grassroots Campaigns to fight the Bush administration and elevate the fortunes of the Democratic Party. The 21-year-old MATC student left feeling exploited and sour: "I went in there being very idealistic and it kind of ruined my idealism."
The job involves going door to door asking people to give money to the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, using talking points that include a call to raise the minimum wage. For this, Scherer-Jones says he was paid far less than the state minimum wage of $6.50 an hour.
"I worked 37 hours one week and got paid around $130 [after taxes]," recalls Scherer-Jones, who quit after two weeks."
You know something....I'm starting to feel a little better about this election. If the Dems are turning their own base off of them, they just might decide to stay home in November.
I wonder if Grassroots Campaign offered their canvassers health benefits?
"A group that raises money for Democratic Congressional candidates uses a canvassing company that pays some workers submimium wage, in apparent violation of Wisconsin state law, to talk about the need to raise the federal minimum wage, Isthmus newspaper has learned. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC), based in Washington, D.C., has hired Grassroots Campaigns, a Boston-based for-profit company with operations in 18 U.S. cities, to conduct canvassing on its behalf. The DCCC's "New Direction for American" agenda, which provides the talkiing points canvassers are taught to use to solicit contributions, includes a call to "Raise the minimum wage."
Now those that live in Madison (Mad-Town for those of us that lived there) know that the Isthmus is about as right wing as the City Pages here in Minneapolis! They are true believers in the Progressive cause. Which is one of the things that makes this story just that much sweeter. Here we have the "good guys" - the DCCC - taking advantage of poor college students. You know it really had to be bad for the Isthmus to come up with the headline it did.
"Democrats for Worker Exploitation"
Well it was....
"Alex Scherer-Jones began working for Grassroots Campaigns to fight the Bush administration and elevate the fortunes of the Democratic Party. The 21-year-old MATC student left feeling exploited and sour: "I went in there being very idealistic and it kind of ruined my idealism."
The job involves going door to door asking people to give money to the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, using talking points that include a call to raise the minimum wage. For this, Scherer-Jones says he was paid far less than the state minimum wage of $6.50 an hour.
"I worked 37 hours one week and got paid around $130 [after taxes]," recalls Scherer-Jones, who quit after two weeks."
You know something....I'm starting to feel a little better about this election. If the Dems are turning their own base off of them, they just might decide to stay home in November.
I wonder if Grassroots Campaign offered their canvassers health benefits?
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