[Sosfbay-discuss] Fw: [CFW] Fair Wage Initiatives - Details

[James Richard Sheldon]

FYI, Santa Cruz residents are starting a campaign to raise 
the minimum wage there to $9.25.

-James

On Wed, 4 Jan 2006 21:43:13 GMT
  "Valerie D. Face" <vdf at juno.com> wrote:
> Hi folks,
> 
> Summaries of the two versions of the minimum wage 
>initiative that were discussed at last night's GPSCC 
>meeting are in the email below.
> 
> The website for Californians for Fair Wages is 
>www.cafairwage.org.
> 
> If anyone would like to donate to the campaign, the 
>address is:
> Californians For Fair Wages
> 1710 Broadway #144
> Sacramento CA 95818
> 
> ***** IF YOU DONATE *****
> Please include your name, address, occupation and 
>employer for campaign finance reporting purposes.
> 
> CFW's FPPC Number is 1276193.
> 
> To subscribe to their email list, send an email to:
> sympa at lists.riseup.net
> with the subject:
> subscribe cfw
> 
> Best wishes,
> Valerie
> 
> 
> ---------- Forwarded Message ----------
> 
> Date: Wed, 04 Jan 2006 00:00:16 -0800
> To: cfw at lists.riseup.net
>From: civillib at cwnet.com
> Subject: [CFW] Fair Wage Initiatives - Details
> 
> If everyone hasn't seen it yet, the basic info is on the 
>website re: the 2 versions of our ballot initiatives. 
> 
> See 
>http://www.ss.ca.gov/elections/elections_j_122805.htm#1179
> 
> Note that our deadline to collect the signatures is May 
>26, 2006. Although we may have to have them submitted by 
>April 16, or so, in order to qualify for the Nov. 2006 
>ballot.
> 
> 
> 
> 1178. (SA2005RF0111, Amdt. #1-S) 
> 
> Minimum Wage. Increases and Future Adjustments. 
>Initiative Statute. Summary Date: 12/27/05 Circulation 
>Deadline: 05/26/06 Signatures Required: 373,816 
> Proponent: Barry Hermanson (916) 484-5888
> 
> Increases California’s minimum hourly wage to $7.25, 
>effective January 1, 2007, and then to $7.75, effective 
>January 1, 2008. Establishes annual automatic adjustment 
>of minimum wage beginning January 1, 2009, to be 
>calculated each year by multiplying the minimum wage then 
>in effect by the percentage of inflation that occurred 
>during the previous year, using the California Consumer 
>Price Index for All Urban Consumers, or its successor 
>index. Directs Industrial Welfare Commission to adopt 
>minimum wage orders consistent with this initiative. 
>Summary of estimate by Legislative Analyst and Director 
>of Finance of fiscal impact on state and local 
>governments: Potential net reduction, but probably not 
>significant, in annual state and local government 
>revenues. Annual state and local governmental costs – 
>primarily in health and child care programs – in the high 
>tens of millions to over $100 million. (SA2005RF0111, 
>Amdt. #1-S.)
> 
> 
> 1179. (SA2005RF0112, Amdt. #1-S) 
> 
> Minimum Wage. Increases and Future Adjustments. 
>Initiative Statute. 
> Summary Date: 12/27/05 Circulation Deadline: 05/26/06 
>Signatures Required: 373,816 
> Proponent: Barry Hermanson
> 
> Increases California’s minimum hourly wage to $7.50, 
>effective January 1, 2007, then to $8.25, effective 
>January 1, 2008, and then to $8.75,
> effective January 1, 2009. Establishes annual automatic 
>adjustment of
> minimum wage beginning January 1, 2010, to be calculated 
>each year by
> multiplying the minimum wage then in effect by the 
>percentage of inflation that occurred during the previous 
>year, using the California Consumer Price Index for All 
>Urban Consumers, or its successor index. Directs 
>Industrial Welfare Commission to adopt minimum wage 
>orders consistent with this initiative. Summary of 
>estimate by Legislative Analyst and Director of Finance 
>of fiscal impact on state and local governments: 
>Potential modest net reduction in annual state and local 
>government revenues. Annual state and local governmental 
>costs – primarily in health and child care programs – 
>potentially in the low hundreds of millions of dollars. 
>(SA2005RF0112, Amdt. #1-S.)
> 
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