Aug 31, 2015
City of San Jose Initial staff report on Mayor Liccardo, Councilmembers Jones and Nguyen’s call for study on impacts of $15 minimum wage in San Jose Staff will present a verbal report with their initial analysis on the previously recommended direction from the August 13, 2015 memorandum from the Mayor, Councilmember Jones and Councilmember M. Nguyen. The memo presented by…
Aug 27, 2015
This year marks the 17th anniversary of Labor in the Pulpit/Labor on the Bimah/Labor in the Minbar in Silicon Valley. Over Labor Day weekend, community leaders, civil rights advocates and union members will be addressing congregations and parishes across Santa Clara County to celebrate the historic partnership between the labor and faith communities. This year, the message will center around income…
Aug 26, 2015
Despite the Equal Pay Act of 1963, the fight for gender pay equity is far from over. Currently, full-time working women make an average of 77 cents on the dollar when compared to their male counterparts. Sadly, the gender pay gap is worse for minorities, with African American women earning 64 cents and Latinas earning 56 cents for every dollar…
Aug 24, 2015
Santa Clara County Supervisors Chavez and Cortese request a gender pay equity ordinance to apply to County contracts Supervisors Chavez and Cortese are directing the County Executive and County Counsel to research and prepare a draft on a gender pay equity ordinance with applicability to county contracts and county employees to be considered at the Finance and Government Operations Committee…
Aug 19, 2015
One of the hottest topics sweeping the Silicon Valley is the desperate need to raise the minimum wage. We have seen a trend of local cities taking the issue head-on, especially as they see more of their community members working for wages that keep them below the poverty line. What started as one daring city, San José, taking the lead…
Aug 17, 2015
City of San Jose Minimum Wage Study Mayor Liccardo, Councilmember Jones and Councilmember Manh Nguyen have released a memo proposing to study an increase in San Jose’s minimum wage and possible exceptions to San Jose’s minimum wage requirements that would favor business. Where: San Jose Rules Committee When: August 19, 2015 at 2 pm Link to item: http://sanjose.granicus.com/MetaViewer.php?meta_id=528165 Link to…
Aug 14, 2015
After 14 years as Congressman Honda’s District Director, Meri Maben, a longtime leader in local politics, is joining the Silicon Valley Education Foundation (SVEF). As a former teacher and program director for at-risk youth, Meri will, no doubt, be instrumental in supporting SVEF’s mission and improving our public education system. During her tenure with Representative Honda, Meri exemplified what it…
Aug 13, 2015
Under the leadership of Joint Council 7 President Rome Aloise, the Teamsters are on the front lines in the fight against income inequality in Silicon Valley. I hope you saw the press yesterday as over 70 Teamsters and allies blocked two Bauer’s IT tech buses in San Francisco’s Mission District. Bauer’s has built a company serving high tech companies such…
After more than three years with the South Bay Labor Council (SBLC), Dennis Raj, the Political Director will be heading to Santa Barbara to serve as the Field Director for the Salud Carbajal for Congress campaign. Dennis, who has time and again shown his keen understanding of the Bay Area’s political landscape, has been instrumental in successfully driving the mission…
Aug 11, 2015
Today, the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors showed its renewed commitment to setting high job standards by extending the Living Wage Ordinance to officially include its employees. The board voted 4-0-1, with Supervisor Wasserman supporting the measure and Supervisor Simitian abstaining. The County’s actions demonstrate that fair compensation, paid sick-leave and a fair work week are among the top…