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

[Andrea Dorey]

I still believe in a Cost of Living Wage.  Otherwise, we just create 
slave and serf classes that cannot afford to live in Silicon Valley and 
other places of privilege.
Andrea

On Jan 5, 2006, at 1:37 PM, James Richard Sheldon wrote:

> 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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Andrea Dorey
Santa Clara County Green Party

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