Fwd: [DCJWJ Steering] IT'S ON: Are you signed up to protect #DCfor15? Only few spots left!

[Nick Wertsch]

Hey - feel free to give a quick call to the mayor's office in support of the $15 minimum wage proposal for all workers (including tipped workers!). Here's the script, below; the call takes less than 2 minutes, the folks answering at the mayor's office are pretty efficient. If you're not sure what your ward is (or if you don't live in DC), just say you're in ward 2 (where Georgetown is located):

SCRIPT: My name is [NAME] from [YOUR WARD].

I support a $15 minimum wage from all workers, including tipped workers. No one should work full time and live in poverty.

Please do the right thing by raising the minimum wage.

Mayor Bowser's Office: (202) 727-2643

Councilmember Vincent Orange (At-Large): (202) 724-8174

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From: Nick Wertsch <nickw...@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, May 5, 2016 at 2:57 PM
Subject: Re: [DCJWJ Steering] IT'S ON: Are you signed up to protect #DCfor15? Only few spots left!
To: Jagadish Shukla <jsh...@gmu.edu>
Cc: Yasemin Ayarci <yas...@rocunited.org>, Joanna Blotner <joa...@jufj.org>, Nikki Lewis <ni...@dcjwj.org>, DC JwJ Steering Committee <dcj...@lists.jwj.org>

Shout out to Carol at the mayor's office for a super efficient phone conversation - definitely sounds like she's getting plenty of calls in favor of $15 for all workers, tipped or otherwise.

Nick

On Thu, May 5, 2016 at 2:06 PM, Jagadish Shukla <jsh...@gmu.edu> wrote:

Called the Mayor's office. The lady was friendly and courteous  and took  the time to write down information about me. 

Regards,

Shukla

University Professor, George Mason University (GMU)

Center for Ocean-Land-Atmosphere Studies (COLA)

Research Hall, Room 105

George Mason University, MSN: 2B3 

4400 University Drive

Fairfax, VA 22030 USA

Tel: 703-993-5700

Email: jsh...@gmu.edu

On May 5, 2016, at 1:06 PM, Yasemin Ayarci <yas...@rocunited.org> wrote:

You're both amazing!! Thank you for the feedback, ladies. :-)

Yasemin Ayarci  | Worker Organizer Restaurant Opportunities Center of Washington, DC               c: 202-909-0352 | e: yas...@rocunited.org w: www.rocunited.org

"I have always thought that what is needed is the development of people who are
interested not in being leaders as much as in developing leadership in others." —Ella Baker

On Thu, May 5, 2016 at 12:33 PM, Joanna Blotner <joa...@jufj.org> wrote:

Ditto. Called earlier. They were very friendly. Everyone should call today! 

Sent from my iPhone

On May 5, 2016, at 12:05 PM, Nikki Lewis <ni...@dcjwj.org> wrote:

Just called. Spoke with Carol at the Mayor's office and Stacey at VO's office. Bother very friendly and took messages to pass on.

In solidarity,

Nikki Lewis 

Sent from my iPhone

On May 5, 2016, at 8:00 AM, Yasemin Ayarci <yas...@rocunited.org> wrote:

A reminder we're making calls TODAY to the mayor and Councilmember Orange.

Our opposition has already started their fear mongering campaign -- we must out organize them and lift up the truth!

Only a few spots left - let's clog up those phone lines!

Sign up here to call the mayor and Councilmember Orange and tell them: I support a $15 minimum wage for all, including tipped workers.

Peace,

Yasemin Ayarci  | Worker Organizer Restaurant Opportunities Center of Washington, DC               c: 202-909-0352 | e: yas...@rocunited.org w: www.rocunited.org

"I have always thought that what is needed is the development of people who are
interested not in being leaders as much as in developing leadership in others." —Ella Baker

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