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Rally for paid sick leave, higher minimum wage
Councilmembers say voter referendum is coming
Sandra Galindo addresses the crowd
Raise Up San Diego, with backing from labor groups and their supporters, organized a rally outside city hall Wednesday afternoon, March 12, promoting a minimum-wage increase and access for workers to paid sick leave — a benefit 82 percent of San Diego food-service workers and a majority of low-wage workers do not currently receive.
"I am always just one day’s pay away from being unable to keep a roof over my family’s head," said food worker Maribel Sosa, who said being unable to take time off from work to care for her four-year-old daughter was also a major concern. "I make just $8 an hour, so if I get sick I have no choice but to go to work anyway."
The crowd was joined by several city-council members, including Sherri Lightner, Marti Emerald, Myrtle Cole, and Todd Gloria. The quartet said they intend to bring a measure to raise the minimum wage locally and allow workers to earn sick leave to voters this November.
"No one should have to choose between a job and caring for a sick loved one, and hard-working people should be able to afford to live in the city they love," said Gloria.
"I am a college graduate with two different jobs and I still cannot afford to feed my children without food stamps," lamented Sandra Galindo, a mother of three. "Most of my paycheck goes to pay rent and put gas in my car so that I can get from one job to the next."
(corrected 3/13, 11:10 p.m. — editor's error!)
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Rally for paid sick leave, higher minimum wage
Councilmembers say voter referendum is coming
Rally for paid sick leave, higher minimum wage
Councilmembers say voter referendum is coming
Sandra Galindo addresses the crowd
Raise Up San Diego, with backing from labor groups and their supporters, organized a rally outside city hall Wednesday afternoon, March 12, promoting a minimum-wage increase and access for workers to paid sick leave — a benefit 82 percent of San Diego food-service workers and a majority of low-wage workers do not currently receive.
"I am always just one day’s pay away from being unable to keep a roof over my family’s head," said food worker Maribel Sosa, who said being unable to take time off from work to care for her four-year-old daughter was also a major concern. "I make just $8 an hour, so if I get sick I have no choice but to go to work anyway."
The crowd was joined by several city-council members, including Sherri Lightner, Marti Emerald, Myrtle Cole, and Todd Gloria. The quartet said they intend to bring a measure to raise the minimum wage locally and allow workers to earn sick leave to voters this November.
"No one should have to choose between a job and caring for a sick loved one, and hard-working people should be able to afford to live in the city they love," said Gloria.
"I am a college graduate with two different jobs and I still cannot afford to feed my children without food stamps," lamented Sandra Galindo, a mother of three. "Most of my paycheck goes to pay rent and put gas in my car so that I can get from one job to the next."
(corrected 3/13, 11:10 p.m. — editor's error!)
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