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Winter 2007 Newsletter THE MOBILIZER ISSUE NO. 13 A newsletter serving San Francisco Winter, 2007 “Jobs for All at a Living Wage” Wages Increased for 15,000 Low-wage Workers! More than 15,000 low-wage workers Mirkarimi. Of the 11 Supervisors, only every January 1 based on the Consumer scored a major victory with passage of former Supervisor Ed Jew voted against Price Index for the Bay Area. amendments to the living wage law. them. By indexing the wage to the Consumer The amendments became effective on As of October 1, the minimum rate for Price Index, the minimum wage of these October 1 and increased the minimum non-profit workers and CalWORKs par- workers will keep up with inflation. wage for non-profit workers, home health ticipants was increased to $10.77 per "Because indexing has not been includ- care aides, and CalWORKs participants hour and on January 1, it will be ed in the law in the past, each non-profit working for their welfare grant. The new increased to $11.03 per hour. Previously, worker has lost over $17,000," law will also provide annual cost-of-liv- non-profit workers and CalWORKs par- Supervisor Ammiano said. "These same ing wage adjustments to the minimum ticipants only were required to be paid the workers are now making just over rate every January 1. city-wide minimum wage of $9.14 per $21,000 a year. The increases they have The San Francisco Board of Supervisors hour. lost is almost a year's worth of income gave final approval to the Living Wage For home health care aides receiving in and when you're talking about making amendments on September 11 and Mayor addition to the base wage an hourly cash ends meet, this legislation will have a Gavin Newsom signed them into law equivalent for 12 paid days off, their life-changing impact." three days later. The amendments were wage increased on October 1 from $10.95 The amendments require the City to pro- introduced by Supervisor Tom Ammiano, per hour to $11.50 per hour, with a further vide adequate funding to non-profit agen- and co-sponsored by Supervisors Jake increase to $11.54 on January 1. McGoldrick, Chris Daly and Ross The minimum wage will be increased continued on page 4 Living Wage Coalition 2940 16th St. #205 San Francisco, CA 94103 Page 2 THE MOBILIZER Winter, 2007 Federal Minimum Wage Increases for First Time in 10 Years The first increase in the federal minimum million workers will benefit from the min- January 1, 2007. Another increase to $8 wage in a decade went into effect on July imum wage increase by 2009. per hour is scheduled for January 1, 2008. 24 increasing the minimum wage 70 cents The last increase was in 1997, the longest Let Justice Roll, a national coalition of from $5.15 per hour to $5.85 per hour. period without an increase since the feder- faith, community and labor organizations The minimum wage will increase another al minimum wage was enacted in 1938. led a national campaign to pressure 70 cents to $6.55 per hour in July 2008 and For the minimum wage to have the same Congress and a reluctant President Bush to 70 cents in July 2009 to reach $7.25 per purchasing power that it had in 1968, it pass the federal minimum wage increase. hour. For a full-time worker, this will would need to be around $8.82 per hour to The coalition adopted its name from a increase annual pay from $11,000 to have kept up with inflation. speech by Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. around $15,000. While the federal government delayed Polling has shown raising the minimum An estimate 5.3 million workers earn less taking action to raise the minimum wage, wage to be one of the most popular issues than $7.25 per hour, according to the thirty states and the District of Columbia in the country even among Republican vot- Economic Policy Institute, a Washington adopted minimum wages exceeding the ers in "red states." research group. As wage compression previous federal level. pushes up wages of other workers who are California’s minimum wage increased -Karl Kramer just above the minimum wage, around 12.5 from $6.75 per hour to $7.50 per hour on San Francisco Minimum Wage Increases San Francisco’s minimum Wage Ordinance was ground- Coalition which campaigned wage is scheduled to increase breaking in containing annual for the Minimum Wage 22 cents from $9.14 per hour increases based on the infla- Ordinance and included to $9.36 per hour on January tion rate in the Bay Area. UNITE HERE Local 2, the 1. The City Controller meas- Chinese Progressive Associa- The City’s Minimum Wage ures the CPI increase from tion, People Organized to Ordinance, passed at the bal- August, 2006, to August, Win Employment Rights, lot box in 2004, requires an 2007. DOL Bureau of Labor Young Workers United, the annual cost-of-living adjust- Statistics data show the Association of Community ment to the minimum wage increase to be 2.4 percent as Organizations for Reform based on the U.S. Department inflation slowed this year. Now, Central City SRO of Labor’s Consumer Price Last year the increase was 3.6 Collaborative, Mission Agenda art by Rini Templeton Index for Urban Wage percent. and Mission Anti-Displacement Earners and Clerical Workers The Living Wage Coalition Coalition. in the San Francisco- was one of the nine organiza- Oakland-San Jose region. tions on the steering commit- -Karl Kramer San Francisco’s Minimum tee of the Minimum Wage Living Wage Coalition 2940 16th St. #205 San Francisco, CA 94103 phone (415) 863-1225, fax (415) 863-1927, [email protected] _____Add my name endorsing the Living Wage campaign (indicate if organization for ID only) _____Enclosed is a donation of $_______. (Make out check to San Francisco Living Wage Coalition. For a tax deductible donation of $50 or more, make out check to SF Living Wage Coalition/Agape Foundation. We also accept tax deductible vehicle donations.) _____I want to get involved. Please contact me. _____I would like to become a member - $25 for individuals, $100 per year for organizations (includes a sub to the Mobilizer). Name___________________________________________ Title & Organization___________________________________________________________________ Phone___________________(day) _____________________(eve) Email_________________________ Page 3 THE MOBILIZER Winter, 2007 Living Wage Coalition and The San Francisco LCLAA put Fun in Fundraising Living Wage Coalition One can find a variety of ways to celebrate ing termination to any and all abuses of work- Who We Are September 15, Mexican Independence Day. ers rights and human rights. The Living Wage Coalition is a grass- But only in San Francisco can you find such The entertainment portion of the program roots movement of low-wage workers a special September 15 celebration as the was produced by the Billie Holiday Collective and their allies fighting for economic fundraiser hosted by two San Francisco work- justice. We believe that everyone who ers’ rights organizations, the SF Living Wage works full time should be able to survive Coalition and the SF chapter of the Labor on what they earn, without relying on Council for Latin American Advancement public assistance or charity to support (LCLAA). their families. These organizations hold high their common struggle to uphold workers’ rights and immi- What We Do grant rights and are committed to the elimina- We educate, organize and mobilize to tion of economic and social injustice. demand that our tax dollars and use of Giving exponential cause for celebration was public property do not go to businesses Labor troubadour Jon Fromer (left) and that pay poverty wages. the victory that took place one day before the celebration. On September 14, Mayor cultural activist Francisco Herrera perform History Newsom signed into law the Living Wage a duet. The Living Wage Coalition was initiated amendments giving wage increases to 15,000 photo - Lance Medberry in 1998 by labor unions, community workers in San Francisco after a two-year organizations and religious congrega- and included some of our most talented local tions to develop a movement led and progressive artists such as Francisco Herrera, democratically run by low-wage workers. the Labor Heritage Rockin’ Solidarity Chorus, As a result of a grass-roots campaign, Diane Amos, Alex and Harriet Bagwell, San Francisco’s living wage laws - called Vukani Mawethu, Elizabeth Esteva and the Minimum Compensation Ordinance Nancy Esteva - "Una Flor,Un Canto y Una and the Health Care Accountability Poesia". Ordinance - require that businesses with They were extremely entertaining in a whole- a service contract with the City or prop- some and progressive way, while providing erty lease at the Airport must pay workers riveting comedy and moving musical per- at least $10.77 per hour, provide 12 paid Una Flor, Un Canto y Una Poesía charm days off per year and provide health care formances. The audience was repeatedly the audience at the September 15 benefit moved to join in. coverage. In addition, businesses leasing event. (l-r: Nancy, Sonia and Elizabeth About one hundred guests enjoyed a great other property from the City must pro- Esteva. evening of song, food and solidarity. Thank vide health care coverage as a condition photo - Lance Medberry of their lease. By the City’s estimates, you to the activists, students, union members, more than 30,000 workers have benefit- teachers, parents, workers, and others for your ed. campaign spearheaded by the Coalition. support. The celebration began with SEIU Local 87 A special thanks to our loyal friend Dolores When We Meet organizer and "Josie" Reyes of We meet the 3rd Wednesday of the Mistress of Los Jarritos restau- month, 6:30 p.m.
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