[GPSCC-chat] “TIME FOR A RAISE” TOWN HALL MEETING

[Tian Harter]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
AUGUST 16, 2013
Contact: Andrea Dorey
Mobile Phone: (408) 306-1900
Email: andi at wrytor.com
                                 —MEDIA ADVISORY—
                         LOCAL POLITICIANS INVITED TO
        URGENT TOWN HALL MEETING ON CITIZEN DEMANDS FOR
              IMMEDIATE FEDERAL MINIUMUM-WAGE INCREASE

SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA — Representatives ANNA ESHOO, MIKE HONDA, and
ZOE LOFGREN have been urged to attend a Town Hall Meeting about the 30 
million
workers—10 million men and 20 million women—who earn less than workers did
over 45 years ago. While productivity has doubled since 1960, the 
minimum-wage
remains stagnant at $7.25 per hour. Only one bill in Congress comes 
close to what is
deserved: HR 1346 authored by Rep. Alan Grayson asks for $10.50 per hour.

This demand for economic justice by 70% of citizenry is part of the TIME 
FOR A
RAISE movement across America (www.timeforaraise.org).

“We must also stop the tragic loss of wages,” insists 9to5 Bay Area 
Chairperson Daislyn
Pease, “by indexing the $10.50 minimum-wage to inflation. Never again should
American workers struggle just to feed and house their families.”

       “TIME FOR A RAISE” TOWN HALL MEETING
       WHO:       Representatives ESHOO, HONDA, LOFGREN
       WHAT:       “Time For a Raise” to $10.50/hour
                   August 31st — 2:00 to 4:00 p.m.
       WHEN:
       WHERE:      Alum Rock Library, 3090 Alum Rock Avenue, San Jose, 
CA 95127
       WHY:        “A fair day's pay for a fair day's work”

Members of the Press are advised to arrive at 1:15 p.m. to set up for 
possible interviews
with invited representatives and interested progressive leaders.

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