A newly formed coalition, the Progressive Workers' Alliance, is bringing low-wage workers together across language, race and community in a two-pronged struggle - to fight wage theft, violation of workers' rights and unemployment, and to oppose Mayor Gavin Newsom's proposed city budget cuts, which the coalition says would slash vital services and balance the budget on the backs of the most vulnerable.
In a program conducted in Spanish, Chinese and English, coalition members rallied on the steps of City Hall June 16 to introduce a Low Wage Worker Bill of Rights they say will help to redress the abuses many low-wage workers experience daily on the job.
The Bill of Rights calls for protecting workers' rights and enforcing labor laws, supporting responsible businesses, providing job opportunities and training, protecting the social safety net for all working people, and equal treatment for all workers.
http://www.peoplesworld.org/in-english-chinese-and-spanish-low-wage-workers-demand-rights-bill/
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