September 2016

Voter Guide 2016

LIVING WAGE COALITION RELEASES VOTER GUIDE ON CANDIDATES FOR SAN FRANCISCO BOARD OF SUPERVISORS For the November 8, 2016, election, the San Francisco Living Wage Coalition issued a living wage voter guide on supervisorial candidates. You can find it here The Coalition mailed a questionnaire to each candidate regarding their positions on issues that impact Read More

Factory Workers in Ciudad Juarez Protest Working Conditions

Along with an upturn in production, Ciudad Juarez is experiencing a boom of workers demanding their rights. Workers at maquiladoras, “golden factories,” that assemble or manufacture products for export, have been staging various actions to protest poor wages, unsafe working conditions and sexual harassment and discrimination. Read more: https://livingwage-sf.org/fair-trade/factory-workers-in-ciudad-juarez-protest-working-conditions-at-four-plants/