Living Wage Public Hearing will be held Monday, Oct 31st in Minneapolis - Supporters encouraged to attend The Minneapolis City Council Committee on Ways and Means/Budget will hold a public hearing on the Living Wage Ordinance Monday, October 31st. A coalition of faith, community, and labor groups will hold a press conference prior to the public hearing. Speaking at the press conference will be lead sponsor City Council Member Paul Zerby, Minneapolis Central Labor Union Council President Bill McCarthy, and Rabbi Simeon Glaser of Temple Israel. The Living Wage Ordinance was introduced in the Minneapolis City Council on October 7th. After the public hearing on October 31st, the Living Wage Ordinance will likely move to a vote in the full council on Friday, November 4th. The living wage law would cover large businesses who receive significant city resources in the form of contracts or subsidies. The law will establish a standard requiring those businesses to pay their workers enough to feed their famililes without requiring food stamps (130% of the federal poverty level or $12.09 an hour currently). This law will support responsible spending of public resources by ensuring that the city invests in companies who pay their workers above poverty wages. A concurrent campaign in Saint Paul will establish a Twin Cities-wide standard. Throughout the summer the Living Wages YES! coalition has been mobilizing community support for a strong living wage law. Going door to door, the Coalition collected 7,000 postcards supporting a strong living wage law to send to Council Members. Town hall forums hosted by ISAIAH were attended by hundreds of residents and the majority of City Council Members. The Minneapolis Living Wages YES! Coalition: Minneapolis Central Labor Union Council, ISAIAH, Minnesota ACORN, Archdiocese of Saint Paul $ Minneapolis Office for Social Justice, Jewish Community Action, Progressive Minnesota, SEIU MN State Council, AFSCME Council 5, MFT Local #59, Teamsters DRIVE, UNITE HERE Local #17, Twin Cities Coalition of Labor Union Women, Confederation of Somali Communities of Minnesota, Twin Cities Religion & Labor Network, JOBS NOW Coalition, Minnesota Association of Professional Employees, Minneapolis DFL Party, Green Party of Minnesota - 5th Congressional District, MPIRG, Alliance for Metropolitan Stability, and Saint Stephens Catholic Church. ***************************************** Kyle Makarios Political Director Minneapolis Central Labor Union Council 312 Central Ave, #542 Minneapolis, MN 55414 (612) 379-4206 www.minneapolisunions.org <http://www.minneapolisunions.org/> REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-democracy.org/rules. If you think a member is in violation, contact the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list.
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