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Switzerland votes to "to protect equitable pay"



Swiss voters are taking part in a referendum on Sunday on whether to introduce what would be the highest minimum wage in the world. If approved, employers would have to pay workers a minimum 22 Swiss francs (about $25; £15; 18 euros) an hour. Supporters say the move is necessary for people to live a decent life. But critics argue that it would raise production costs and increase unemployment because young people would find it more difficult to get work. Correspondents say that the proposal "to protect equitable pay" is the most prominent of several referendums on Sunday.  BBC 18 May 2014.






18 May, 15:30:42 UT - Venus (17 ar 52'21") square Jupiter (17 cn 52'21")

The chart for the exact square on Sunday, May 18 at Zurich is shown here. Notice that Venus-Jupiter is significantly placed on the angles forming a T-square with Uranus-Pluto. On the Ascendant are the dwarf planets Ceres and Haumea along with the asteroid Vesta.  Ceres is about caring and nurturance while Vesta is connected to work related issues.

Haumea [1] is a newly discovered dwarf planet  which appears to motivate action to reorient the current  destructive use of power and resources by those in authority into a nurturing force that supports and protects life, home and family for all.  


This would be sufficient to explain the astrology behind the news but as always several factors can add further details.  On May 18, we also have the Waning Gibbous Moon phase.

04:23:11 UT - Waning Gibbous Moon - Sun (27 ta 10' 6") sesquiquadrate Moon (12 cp 10' 6") 

A chart for drawn for this phase has the Ascendant at Zurich (7ge15) / Bern (5ge25) square Neptune (7pi27). Neptune in Pisces is general about compassion for those in need. But the Sabian symbols for the Ascendant (66 to 68) add a dimension that gets to the heart of the news.


PHASE 66 (GEMINI 6°):WORKMEN DRILLING FOR OIL
PHASE 68 (GEMINI 8°): AROUSED STRIKERS SURROUND A FACTORY.

Oil leads to wealth and power but also to industrial unrest and violence. As man manages to rape the earth in order to satisfy his greed and corner the material riches of the world  conflicts and disruptive processes are inevitably initiated. This leads to a revolt against privileges.



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