Overview of the efforts to raise the minimum wage to $15 in the bay area. Read more: http://www.newrepublic.com/article/118907/bay-area-minimum-wage-can-northern-california-pay-15hour
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Oakland’s City Council rejects the proposal to raise minimum wage to $12.25. Read more: http://www.insidebayarea.com/my-town/ci_26244449/oakland-rejects-business-backed-minimum-wage-hike
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SAN FRANCISCO LIVING WAGE COALITION 2940-16TH STREET #301 SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94103 PHONE: 415-863-1225 FAX: 863-1927 EMAIL: sflivingwage@riseup.net www.livingwage-sf.org For Immediate Release Contact: Karl Kramer, 415-509-9712 RALLY TO FIX WELFARE-TO-WORK PROGRAMS On Tuesday, July 29, at 12 noon, on the steps of San Francisco City Hall, on the Civic Center side, mothers and fathers in
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“I was born and raised in San Francisco but had to move to Oakland to provide for my young twins,” 24-year old working single mother Jaquayla Burton told me. “I wanted to stay near my family in the city I love and I could have if wages were higher, if job opportunities were available and
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California State Senate voted 21-12 to raise the state’s minimum wage to at least $13 per hour by 2017. The bill would also require the minimum wage to be automatically adjusted for inflation annually beginning in 2018. Read more: http://www.california-partnership.org/2014/05/29/california-state-senate-passes-bill-to-raise-minimum-wage-to-13-per-hour/
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