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Tuesday, November 08, 2005
ACTION ALERT: Attend Kickoff Wed. 11/9 of Campaign to Raise NM Minimum Wage
New Mexicans For A Fair Wage
Minimum Wage Increase to $7.50 in New Mexico Called for by New Mexico Legislators, Broad Coalition
WHAT: Press Conference
WHO: Representative Ben Lujan, Speaker of the House and New Mexicans For A Fair Wage
Speakers:
• Speaker Ben Lujan
• Allen Sanchez, Executive Director, New Mexico Catholic Conference
• David Coss, Santa Fe City Councilor
• Frank Montano, Santa Fe School Board Member and Businessman
• Gerry Bradley, Economist, New Mexico Voices for Children
• Martin Heinrich, Albuquerque City Councilor
Also in Attendance: Representative Peter Wirth; Senator John Grubesic; and members of the New Mexicans for a Fair Wage coalition.
WHEN: Wednesday, November 9, 2005 at 2:00 PM
WHERE: Roundhouse Rotunda, Santa Fe
WHY: To announce support for increase of state minimum wage to $7.50 per hour, with annual indexing to inflation, and no preemption of local wage ordinances.
We need a big turnout for this event to show the widespread support that exists for raising the minimum wage in NM. If you can swing it, you're urged to join activists from all the coalition groups at the Roundhouse tomorrow to kickoff the campaign!
New Mexicans For A Fair Wage Coalition Members Include:
New Mexicans For A Fair Wage Coalition Members Include:
ACORN
Albuquerque Musicians’ Association
American Federation of Teachers New Mexico
AFSCME
ARC of N.M.
Community Action N.M.
Democracy for New Mexico
Empowering Our Communities in New Mexico
Enlace Communitario
Green Party N.M.
Grey Panthers
Health Action N.M.
Hispano Roundtable of New Mexico
Hogares, Inc.
Homeless Advocacy Coalition
Lutheran Office of Governmental Ministry
MANA
Mountain West Regional Council of Carpenters
National Education Association
N.M. AFL-CIO
N.M. Alliance for Retired Americans
N.M Catholic Conference
N.M. Building Construction and Trades Council
N.M. Center on Law and Poverty
N.M. Conference of Churches
N.M. Council on Crime and Delinquency
N.M. Federation of Labor Retiree Council
N.M. Human Needs Coordinating Council
N.M. Voices for Children
N.M. Pediatric Society
N.M. Public Health Association
Parents Reaching Out
Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office
Santa Fe Living Wage Network
Somos Un Pueblo Unido
Southwest Organizing Project
UNM Law and Society
November 8, 2005 at 01:49 PM in Events, Local Politics | Permalink
Comments
We better win this one and Richardson better push it hard so it does. Call in those favors guv.
Posted by: Pam | Nov 9, 2005 4:50:21 PM
I am a reporter for the TVI Times. I worked on stories when Albuquerque City Councilor Martin Heinrich pushed for a Living Wage. I am now working on a the Living Wage campain at the state level. I would like to talk with someone in your organization regarding this issue.
Thank you,
John
Posted by: John Montano | Nov 23, 2005 4:30:27 PM
