Save the date: Saturday, August 23rd 10 am - 12 noon County of Sonoma Living Wage Coalition meeting and Apple Store Action Santa Rosa Mall
Marty Bennett
The next meeting of all organizational reps and individuals participating in the County of Sonoma Living Wage campaign will be on Saturday, August 23rd:
9:30 am coffee and 10:00 am-12 noon at the Unitarian Glaser Center 547 Mendocino Ave Santa Rosa (Parking available at 7th St. garage near Mendocino Ave). We will review the draft language of the ordinance that the coalition will propose to the Board of Supervisors in late August and the time line for the campaign this fall.
Presenters will include representatives from Working Partnerships USA, an organization that is leading a coalition proposing a Living Wage Ordinance for the County of Santa Clara; workers directly affected by the proposed ordinance for the County of Sonoma; and clergy supporting our living wage campaign and involved with "Labor in the Pulpits" on Labor Day weekend.
At 12 noon participants are invited to march to Apple Store in Santa Rosa mall just a few blocks away and there will be a rally (12 noon – 1 pm) to support the SEIU campaign to organize Apple and Google security guards. For more information about the Bay Area wide campaign please see these links: