Karl Kramer

SUPERVISORS CONSIDER RAISING WAGES FOR 25,000 LOW-WAGE WORKERS

On Thursday, April 12, the Board of Supervisor’s Budget and Finance Committee will hold a hearing on Supervisor Jeff Sheehy’s proposed living wage amendments that would significantly raise wages for more than 25,000 workers in San Francisco, including publicly-funded home health care aides, workers at city-funded non-profit agencies, parents in CalWORKs, a program in which […]

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FAITH LEADERS HOLD SYMBOLIC CEREMONY OF WASHING FEET OF LOW-WAGE WORKERS

Leaders from a variety of denominations wash the feet of low-wage workers on the steps of City Hall on Thursday to send a message to the Mayor and Board of Supervisors to raise the wage rate of city-funded home health care aides and non-profit workers, airport workers, and parents working in the CalWORKs program. The

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Supervisor hearing on increase of the minimum compensation ordinance wage rate

Despite the moving testimony by workers, the members of the Budget and Finance Committee – Supervisors Malia Cohen, Sandra Fewer and Catherine Stefani – voted to delay a decision for two weeks as they discuss linking the cost to a revenue source. Listen to the KPFA broadcast: click to hear broadcast

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Voter Guide 2018

LIVING WAGE COALITION RELEASES VOTER GUIDE ON CANDIDATES FOR SAN FRANCISCO MAYOR For the June 5, 2018, election, the San Francisco Living Wage Coalition issued a living wage voter guide on mayoral candidates. You can find it here https://livingwage-sf.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Living-Wage-voter-guide-2018.pdf The Coalition mailed a questionnaire to each candidate regarding their positions on issues that impact low-wage

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