Jonathan Weisman reports that the minimum wage bill that will be introduced in the House will apply to the Northern Marianas Islands, but apparently not to the territory of American Samoa. The article reports that the tuna canneries on the island pay workers an average of $3.50 an hour. These canneries are apparently big supporters of Samoa's non-voting delegate to Congress, who is a Democrat.
--Dean Baker
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