Minimum Wage Raised in American Samoa to Help Georgia Tuna Plant
Monday, October 12th, 2015
A 40-cent rise in the minimum wage in American Samoa signed into law Wednesday is designed to help a south Georgia tuna plant.
Sen. Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., led the Georgia delegation’s efforts to boost the $4.76 hourly wage in the tiny Pacific island territory. That’s because two tuna-processing plants there compete with Chicken of the Sea International’s plant in Lyons, Ga.
