Dads are always going to be dads. Age and nationality are of no consequence. A 21-year-old dad does the same thing as a 50-year-old dad, no matter where they live. Dads doing dad things is just such a natural part of life. And so it was that dads waiting on a flight at the Tijuana International Airport bonded over a common dad activity. @jeffclinard1 Peak male content. dad‘s doing dad things. #DadLife #DadBehavior #FunnyVideo #Relatable #FYP #PlaneSpotting ♬ The Home Depot Beat – The Home Depot Walking up to this crowd of men would be a curious sight. They are all standing in some form of typical “dad stance.” Their attention is riveted on something happening outside the window wall. Some are engaged in conversation. This is dad life at its finest. As the person recording pans out to see what all these dads share an appreciation of, all of life falls neatly into place. Image from TikTok. And there it is — an aircraft mechanic repairing a flat tire on the landing gear. The answer to the age-old question, “How do you keep a group of men from complaining about flight delays?” Give them a show that is better than anything they might find scrolling their phones. Men watching other men work is a pastime as old as time itself. Jeff Clinard made the original post. He’s a dad, and he totally understands dad life. The videos on his TikTok page offer a humorous look into dad life. He discusses lying as the one intolerable act in his house, with a hysterically accurate list of dad lies. He looks at what it is like to wander around the house picking up after your kids. Jeff has a realistic outlook on dad life. You can follow him on TikTok for more laughs. Please share if you’ve ever seen dads doing dad things. You can find the source of this story’s featured image here. The post “Every Dad In The Terminal Watching An Airplane Tire Get Changed” appeared first on InspireMore.

'Very good at getting out of difficult political situations'

'Wrong more often than right’

THE CENTER SQUARE—The Center for Union Facts, an anti-union advocacy group, ran a full-page ad imploring the Los Angeles City Council to not adopt a $30 hotel minimum wage, citing state data showing the city lost 11,000 hotel jobs in 2024 despite a growing population. The $30 minimum wage would apply to hotels with 60 or more guest rooms, and Los Angeles International Airport concessionaires with more than 50 employees, with an additional health benefit payment—redeemable as cash wages for employees with separate healthcare—at $8.35 per hour for employees at covered hotels, and $5.95 per hour for covered LAX concessionaires. The current minimum wage at impacted hotels is $20.32 per hour, while the minimum wage at LAX is $19.28 per hour. The Los Angeles citywide minimum wage is $17.28 per hour. The benefits payments and first wage hike to $22.50 per hour would come into effect in full on July 1, 2025, rising to $30 per hour on July 1, 2028. “The proposed ordinance calls for a dramatic increase in hotel wages within 60 days of adoption. Increasing hourly wages to $24.40 with an additional $8.35 for health benefits would result in a 69% increase in payroll in just two months,” wrote the Hotel Association of Los Angeles in opposition. “No industry can afford that financial uptick in such a short period of time.” According to an April report from the American Hotel and Lodging Association, LA ranks last among major U.S. cities in post-COVID-19 recovery, and with current visitor levels at just 79% of what they were in 2019. A Center for Union Facts analysis of state data found the city lost 11,000 hotel jobs in 2024 as a result, and warned in a full-page advertisement on Thursday, the day before an anticipated final vote approving the new wage and benefit ordinance, that “this new proposal will kill more jobs and raise costs for visitors.” Los Angeles City Councilman Hugo Soto-Martinez, a former employee of Unite Here! Local 11, the hospitality industry union backing the wage hike, first introduced the motion two years ago and said persistent inflation means a wage increase is necessary to keep workers afloat. “Overall cost of living rose 6% in the U.S.,” said his office in a news post. “Corporations have seen unprecedented profit growth—the S&P 500 increased by a whopping 43% since we originally introduced the motion.” “Yet, despite soaring inflation and record corporate profits, low-wage workers were iced out. Not anymore,” continued Soto-Martinez. Los Angeles City Council is holding a final, likely procedural vote on the motion Friday that is likely to succeed given last week’s 12-3 vote in favor of the ordinance. Originally published by The Center Square. The post Anti-Union Group Says LA Lost 11K Hotel Jobs in 2024 appeared first on The Daily Signal.

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