VOL I, Issue 12, September 24, 2014 Wage Theft in N.M. Chile Fields PAGE 11 Joe Monahan: How the Peter Principle Applies to the Gary vs. Susana Race PAGE 7 N.M. is Taking Food from Hungry People PAGE 6 No Energy Boom for Farmington PAGE 8 Labor Leaders Charge Mayor is Union Busting PAGE 5 PAGE 2 • September 24, 2014 • ABQ FREE PRESS NEWS ABQ Free Press Pulp News COMPILED BY ABQ FREE PRESS STAFF VOL I, Issue 12, September 24, 2014 www.freeabq.com www.abqarts.com Goldfish 911 eliminating the penny, as well as the nickel, several times – as recently as in Editor: [email protected] An Australian veterinary surgeon the current budget – but Congress has performed brain surgery on a refused. In 2013, the U.S. Mint lost $55 Associate Editor, Arts: Melbourne couple’s 10-year-old [email protected] IN THIS ISSUE million making pennies. Canada got goldfish for the Australian equivalent rid of its penny last year. Advertising: of $180. The fish, named George, had [email protected] grown a brain tumor and was having [email protected] NEWS trouble eating and swimming and Quitting time? On Twitter: @freeabq was being bullied by other goldfish. One in four Americans wants their ABQ Free Press Pulp News ............................................................................................................Page 2 “It was so impressive, everyone was state to secede from the union, Labor leaders accuse Berry of union busting .................................................................................. Page Editor 5 just amazed,” the fish’s co-owner told Reuters reported. In the Southwest Pot question makes the Nov. 4 ballot ............................................................................................. Page an Australian newspaper after the – New Mexico, Texas, Arizona and Dan Vukelich 5 operation. “It wasn’t long before I was Oklahoma – more than one in three (505) 345-4080. Ext. 800 Tens of thousands in N.M. about to lose food aid ............................................................................Page 6 able to put him back in his pond with would back secession. Loyalty to Associate Editor, Arts The tale of two oil patches ................................................................................................................Page 8 his little mates.” The fish was given Washington, D.C., is strongest in New Stephanie Hainsfurther Balloon Fiesta is more than hot air ...................................................................................................Page an anesthetic, then received water England, with just 19 percent of the 9 (505) 301-0905 through a tube in his mouth during population wanting to sever ties. The Metro judge fails to get retention recommendation ..........................................................................Page 9 the operation and received antibiotics Reuters poll was conducted between Design COVER STORY: Wage theft in N.M. chile fields ...........................................................................Page 11 afterwards. George is expected to live Aug. 23 and Sept. 22. another 20 years, the surgeon said. Terry Kocon, Hannah Reiter, Cathleen Tiefa Socialists converge on ABQ ..........................................................................................................Page 12 Doggie video Photography Fact-checking a Susana TV ad .....................................................................................................Page 13 Bride of Chucky? 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Teachers are not Crossword Puzzle..........................................................................................................................Page 24 price of zinc, which accounts for 97 required to tell school administrators Corrections policy: percent of the metal in each coin. they are carrying a weapon, the It is the policy of ABQ Free Press to correct 5 9 20 21 errors in a timely fashion. Contact the editors President Obama has proposed newspaper reported. at the e-mail addresses on this page. Corrections Where to find our paper? A story in the Sept. 10 issue incorrectly attributed to Rio Grande Foundation List of more than President Paul Gessing a statement about the job-creation potential of legalization 400 locations of marijuana in New Mexico. The statement should have been attributed to the at freeabq.com Cato Institute of Washington, D.C. Because of a typographical error, the same story incorrectly stated the New Mexico tax on beer brewed in-state. The tax was ON THE COVER: A farm worker in a Southern New Mexico chile field typically starts the work day before sunrise. Some labor contractors have failed to pay the state minimum wage of $7.50, and some have failed to pay workers for time they spend in the fields reduced from 41 cents to 8 cents a gallon. waiting for it to get light enough to work. (Photo by Joseph Sorrentino) PAGE 4 • September 24, 2014 • ABQ FREE PRESS FROM THE EDITOR NEWS ABQ FREE PRESS • September 24, 2014 • PAGE 5 Susana, Dianna Believe Labor: Berry Using Temps to Bust City Unions Less is More BY PETER ST. CYR BY DAN VUKELICH lbuquerque Mayor Richard Berry just gave 2,100 on temp workers may be a union- Acity employees a 3 percent pay increase. So why busting move by the administration. ov. Susana that she and government are not on do so many blue collar, clerical, transit and city “We believe it’s happening,” said GMartinez their side. security workers have sad faces?