Buffalo School District Cannot Afford Not to Pay Employees a Living Wage
Living Wage supporters ask the Board of Education to Seize the Opportunity to Pass a Living Wage Policy
Living Wage legislation has been an integral part the anti-poverty movement since the 1990’s, starting in Baltimore, Maryland in 1994. The cornerstone to the Living Wage Movement throughout the country is the recognition that through investing in low wage workers, we are in turn investing in the stability of our own communities. The city of Buffalo adopted a Living Wage Law in 1999, covering all city and contracted employees. In a short time, the living wage allowed individuals to purchase their own vehicles, keep up with inflation and returned dignity to their work. We commend the city for doing the right thing. And now we ask the Board of Education and the Superintendent to also do the right thing.
On Tuesday, July 8th, parents, students, Buffalo School District Employees and Living Wage supporters will gather on the steps of City Hall to continue to put pressure on members of the Board of Education to pass a Living Wage Policy. Food Service Workers, Transportation Aides of Buffalo, and the Coalition for Economic Justice have been working diligently to pass a Living Wage Policy that would lift over a thousand workers out of poverty. Currently these workers receive no benefits and make as little as $7.52. These numbers make for approximately $15,600 year, a figure that is clearly too little to survive on.
The broad coalition of living wage supporters has requested that the finance committee bring the Living Wage policy to the floor for a full vote from members of the Board of Education. As preparation for the upcoming school year begins, we ask that the Board of Education act on behalf of the communities they represent, which includes these one thousand (1,000) plus workers and pass this critical piece of legislation.
What: Press Conference to encourage the Board of Education to pass Living Wage Policy
Where: Steps of City Hall
When: Tuesday July 8th, 2008 at 5pm
Who: Coalition for Economic Justice, Transportation Aides of Buffalo, VOICE Buffalo,
PUSH Buffalo, Seasonal Sanitation Workers, Parents, Students, and Food Service
Workers.
Living Wage supporters ask the Board of Education to Seize the Opportunity to Pass a Living Wage Policy
Living Wage legislation has been an integral part the anti-poverty movement since the 1990’s, starting in Baltimore, Maryland in 1994. The cornerstone to the Living Wage Movement throughout the country is the recognition that through investing in low wage workers, we are in turn investing in the stability of our own communities. The city of Buffalo adopted a Living Wage Law in 1999, covering all city and contracted employees. In a short time, the living wage allowed individuals to purchase their own vehicles, keep up with inflation and returned dignity to their work. We commend the city for doing the right thing. And now we ask the Board of Education and the Superintendent to also do the right thing.
On Tuesday, July 8th, parents, students, Buffalo School District Employees and Living Wage supporters will gather on the steps of City Hall to continue to put pressure on members of the Board of Education to pass a Living Wage Policy. Food Service Workers, Transportation Aides of Buffalo, and the Coalition for Economic Justice have been working diligently to pass a Living Wage Policy that would lift over a thousand workers out of poverty. Currently these workers receive no benefits and make as little as $7.52. These numbers make for approximately $15,600 year, a figure that is clearly too little to survive on.
The broad coalition of living wage supporters has requested that the finance committee bring the Living Wage policy to the floor for a full vote from members of the Board of Education. As preparation for the upcoming school year begins, we ask that the Board of Education act on behalf of the communities they represent, which includes these one thousand (1,000) plus workers and pass this critical piece of legislation.
What: Press Conference to encourage the Board of Education to pass Living Wage Policy
Where: Steps of City Hall
When: Tuesday July 8th, 2008 at 5pm
Who: Coalition for Economic Justice, Transportation Aides of Buffalo, VOICE Buffalo,
PUSH Buffalo, Seasonal Sanitation Workers, Parents, Students, and Food Service
Workers.
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