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DESCRIPTION:Today, we are rallying to encourage the Berkeley City Council in its 
 high-road path in raising the minimum wage. The rally will feature speakers 
 from local labor unions and community organizations and will culminate in a 
 march through the streets of Berkeley to the meeting of the Labor 
 Commission which is handling the issue.\n\nFour years ago this week, we saw 
 the federal minimum wage rise to a meager $7.25 an hour.  The state minimum 
 wage has been stuck at $8.00 for five years. For a full-time worker, this 
 amounts to just $16,640, far below the national poverty level for a family 
 of 4 ($23, 550), much less a living wage in the Bay Area.\n\nLast April the 
 Berkeley City Council took an important first step when Mayor Tom Bates 
 introduced a resolution directing the city manager to draft an ordinance 
 that would 1) set Berkeley’s minimum wage at $10.55 an hour; and 2) build 
 in an automatic cost-of-living increase pegged to the region’s consumer 
 price index. This was a bold measure that matched the progressive values of 
 this city. Mayor Bates’ measure passed with a unanimous vote of the city 
 council. Now, the city’s citizen labor commission is studying the issue, 
 receiving public comment, and preparing its recommendation for council 
 action. A vote could come as soon as this fall. \n\nPlease join us at 5:30 
 PM at the downtown Berkeley BART station as we rally to encourage the Labor 
 Commission and the Berkeley City Council to do the right thing and raise 
 the minimum wage.\n\nFB Event 
 Page:\nhttps://www.facebook.com/events/491036420973926/\n\nCampaign 
 Website:\nwww.raisethewageeb.org\n\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2013/07/23/18740288.php
SUMMARY:Rally & March to Raise the Minimum Wage!
LOCATION:5:00PM - Rally at the Downtown Berkeley BART Station Plaza, (2160 Shattuck 
 Avenue)\n\n6:30PM - March to the North Berkeley Senior Center where the 
 Labor Commission is meeting, (1901 Hearst Avenue)\n\n7:00PM - Speak and 
 register public comments at the Labor Commission meeting \n\nPossible 
 additional actions after 8PM - TBD
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2013/07/23/18740288.php
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