Here’s Why San Jose
Needs a Raise

May 16, 2012

One year ago, a group of San Jose State University Students, including some who had interned at Sacred Heart Community Services asked a few pivotal questions: If most adults living in poverty are working, why do they continue to come to SHCS for assistance for their families? What can be done to help workers earn a just living wage? Read full story here.

Support Grocery Workers

May 15, 2012

On May 17, busloads full of grocery workers, community supporters and politicians will converge on San Jose after a long journey from throughout several parts of Northern and Central California.

Along the journey from Novato, Vacaville and Salinas, the delegations will stop at various grocery stores to advise management that workers and retirees, members of United Food and Commercial Workers, deserve a decent contract settlement that protects their wages, benefits and working conditions.

You can support your local grocery workers by attending the rally that will culminate at Plaza de Cesar Chavez in downtown San Jose at 4 p.m.

For details and registration Supportgroceryworkers.com or ufcw5.org Or call 866-391-1112.

Hiring for Campaign Work

May 14, 2012

The South Bay Labor Council is hiring! We need energetic, outgoing, motivated, independent and responsible people to encourage San Jose voters to get to the polls June 5 and vote for the Labor Council’s highly qualified COPE-endorsed candidates. For more information, click here.

Executive Compensation Cap
Qualifies for November Ballot

Outraged by excessive executive compensation at El Camino Hospital while the lowest wage workers there are forced to pay thousands more for their own health care coverage, Mountain View-area residents are demanding a ballot measure to change things.

A petition drive to institute an executive salary cap on the November ballot drew the support of 16,174 people, which qualified the issue for the November election. Voters will decide whether to limit the pay of El Camino Hospital executives to no more than twice the salary of the Governor of California, which is $174,000.

Read full story here.

Milpitas Farms Out
Dozens of Public Works Jobs

Director Resigns

More than 70 Milpitas city employees officially lost their jobs last night, as the city council voted 4 to 1 to lay off the workers and contract out public works services in Milpitas. The move eliminated 41 jobs in the city’s public works department and laid off 30 workers from other city departments. The council majority took the recommendation of City Manager Tom Williams despite protests and a petition with more than 1000 signatures asking the council to oppose the move.

Read full story here.

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Hiring for Campaign Work

The South Bay Labor Council is hiring! We need energetic, outgoing, motivated, independent and responsible people to encourage San Jose voters to get to the polls June 5 and vote for the Labor Council’s highly qualified COPE-endorsed candidates. For more information, click here.