Please log on to www.gopetition.com/online/19024.html to petition the City of Orinda to adopt a law confirming that the City will pay Living Wages to all employees and that any contractors doing business in the City of Orinda will pay their employees Living Wages for any work done in Orinda.
Petition Text -
- 37 Million people live at or below the federally defined poverty level in the United States.
- Working families deserve Living Wages, not a minimum wage (currently $8 per hour or about $17,000 per year). The minimum wage falls way below the federally defined poverty level.
- The current weakness in the economy will result in less good jobs and less families able to afford their basic needs.
The undersigned members of the Community of Orinda urge the City of Orinda to adopt the following Living Wage Pledge -
1. All employees of the City of Orinda will be paid a Living Wage.
2. The City of Orinda should only do business with companies that agree to pay their workers a Living Wage for jobs they work on in Orinda.
3. The Living Wage shall be no less that $12.50 per hour and be reviewed on an annual basis. (The City of San Jose has a Living Wage Ordinance that requires minimum pay of $12.66 per hour plus $1.25 per hour for health benefits if not separately paid.)
Living Wages are decent wages for hard work - even at the proposed pay, a person working 40 hours a week, every week of the year, only makes $26,000 per year.
Please sign the petition today! Make a difference.
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