Living Wage

The principle: Workers employed by the City should be fairly compensated and given adequate job protections. Cities should set the standard for what constitutes fair terms of employment. Workers employed by contractors doing business with the city should not be among the ranks of the city's working poor. San Jose's Living Wage Ordinance requires contractors doing business with the City of San Jose to do the following:

a) pay employees a livable wage (above the Santa Clara County Poverty Level)
b) provide employees with health benefits
c) provide employees job security when contracts change hands
d) ensure labor peace

Living Wage Ordinances have been adopted with the support of people of faith, labor and grassroots organizations in over 19 cities across the nation.