REMINDER: ABQ Fair Wage Initiative Hearing Wednesday

I put together some links to articles and sites that lay out the case for a living wage (see below). Hope you'll use them to create your testimony on behalf of Councilor Martin Heinrich's Fair Wage Inititative for Wednesday's hearing on the bill. The council session starts at 4:00 PM, May 25, at City Council Chambers.

I read in the Albuquerque Journal that the Council will first deal with a postponed discussion about the City budget before it gets to the Fair Wage Initiative Wednesday. Although this meeting was originally deemed a Special Hearing on the Fair Wage bill, I guess the powers that be decided not to follow through on this concept entirely. Too bad. Let's hope they don't leave supporters of the measure hanging again. Regardless, we need a LARGE turnout on this so please try to be there if you possibly can!

I believe you must be there by 5:30 PM in order to sign up to testify. It might be best to call the City Council before you go, however, to make sure last-minute changes in the agenda or sign-up procedures haven't occurred: 768-3100.

Click for an agenda for the Council meeting.

Talking point resources:

Living Wage Politics (Tom Paine)

(Center for Economic and Policy Research)

Living Wage Issue Guide (Center for Economic and Policy Research)

Business Leaders and Investors for a Living Wage (Responsible Wealth)

Living Wage Resource Center (ACORN)