Rally for Livable Wages at Burlington School Board Meeting
6:30pm - 7:30pm, Tues, June 12th
HO Wheeler School, (corner of Archibald and Elmwood Ave)
Last year the VT Workers' Center, VT Livable Wage Campaign, Student Labor Action Project and local Burlington unions began a campaign to truly make Burlington a livable city for everyone. There have been efforts over the last few years to establish livable wages in Burlington Schools and the University of Vermont. This coalition has brought together construction workers, teachers, nurses, utility workers, restaurant workers and people working all types of jobs to make sure no job in Burlington pays poverty wages. The Burlington School Board has raised the important discussion of the impact of poverty on students through their Socio-economic Integration proposals. If they truly believe in eliminating the barriers of poverty for students, here's a great place to start -> STOP PAYING POVERTY WAGES TO YOUR WORKERS!
Get the facts about Livable Wages at the Vermont Livable Wage website
Also learn more at the Burlington Education Association website
To learn more about Burlington Coalition for a Livable City email James Haslam at james@workerscenter.org
Livable Wages at Burlington Schools
Posted 6/06/2007
Labels: Burlington Livable City, solidarity
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