Eurekas Fair Wage Folks To Speak At San Jose State University March 11th Marks The Year Anniversary Of San Joses Successful $10 Minimum Wage Measure FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 5, 2014 Contact: James Decker (707) 761-5247, [email protected] Eureka, CA: Proponents of the Eureka Fair Wage Act, or Minimum Wage Ordinance (November 2014 City ballot), will speak at the 1-year anniversary of San Joses Measure D, which raised the minimum wage in the City of San Jose to $10 an hour. The anniversary press conference and celebration will be held on Tuesday March 11th at noon on the campus of San Jose State University at the Smith and Carlos Statue. The Fair Wage Folks will join speakers from the minimum wage movement in seven other California cities, talking about their local campaigns to raise wages. San Joses workers and economy have experienced positive impacts from Measure Ds higher minimum wage. The Fair Wage Folks are excited to be part of this historic California movement and invite local media outlets to document the March 11 event. The Eureka Fair Wage Act is a peoples initiative, as was Measure D in San Jose, and will require employers with 25 or more workers in the Eureka city limits to pay a twelve dollar minimum wage. Article on the history of San Joses student-led Measure D: thenation/blog/167429/student-activism-tip-spear-raising-minimum-wage-san-jose The public and press are welcome to contact The Fair Wage Folks (707) 442-7465 , [email protected] and the San Jose Campus Alliance for Economic Justice elishastlaurent@gmail Flier for March 11 anniversary event attached. ### -- Defending the Community $12.00 An Hour Minimum Wage for Large Employers
Posted on: Thu, 06 Mar 2014 00:27:26 +0000
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