Thanks,
Erika

Protect the Rights of Workers to Organize in SF!

Big companies who recieve franchise grants from the city to provide a
utility or public airwaves service don't always respect the rights of
their workers to organize. Help give workers a fighting chance in San
Francisco by supporting Supervisor Mirkarimi's legislation to protect
employees of franchise grantees.

This legislation declares that San Francisco expects the rights of
workers to respected. The legislation makes sure that companies can't
discriminate against a worker who chooses to join a union. It also
protects workers who are employed by contractors and subcontractors.
Our workers need our support. Take action to protect their freedom of
association now.

What You Can Do!

Attend the Rules Committee Hearing at City Hall on March 23th (room
263 at 10am) and tell the Board you support protecting employee
rights, especially the right to organize.

Also, please show your support for this important legislation by
thanking the Supervisors who have co-signed the legislation: Daly,
Ammiano, McGoldrick, Peskin, Dufty, Ma, Maxwell and Sandoval.

Then call and email the Mayor and the other members of the Board and
urge them to support this bill too.

Mayor Newsom - (415) 554-6141, gavin.newsom@sfgov.org

Pres. Aaron Peskin - (415) 554-7450, Aaron.Peskin@sfgov.org
Sup. Michela Alioto-Pier - (415) 554-7752, Michela.Alioto-Pier@sfgov.org
Sup. Tom Ammiano - (415) 554-5144, Tom.Ammiano@sfgov.org
Sup. Chris Daly - (415) 554-7970, Chris.Daly@sfgov.org
Sup. Bevan Dufty - (415) 554-6968, Bevan.Dufty@sfgov.org
Sup. Sean Elsbernd - (415) 554-6516, Sean.Elsbernd@sfgov.org
Sup. Fiona Ma - (415) 554-7460, Fiona.Ma@sfgov.org
Sup. Sophie Maxwell - (415) 554-7670, Sophie.Maxwell@sfgov.org
Sup. Jake McGoldrick - (415) 554-7410, Jake.McGoldrick@sfgov.org
Sup. Gerardo Sandoval - (415) 554-6975, Gerardo.Sandoval@sfgov.org

Don't know which is your supervisor? Here's a map:
http://www.ci.sf.ca.us/site/bdsupvrs_index.asp?id=4385

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Expand the First Source Hiring Program

The city currently has a 1st Source Hiring Program that is supposed to
connect low-income and historically disadvantaged peoples with job
opportunities. Companies list job openings for entry level positions
with the program and the program distributes this information to
public assistance programs, community organizations and other centers
that serve the disadvantaged. Low-income people then have an
advantage of applying for the jobs early. Unfortunately this program
has not be given the resources to be effective. Support Supervisor
Mirkarimi's legislation to improve the program and bring more jobs to
the poor.

Supervisor Mirkarimi's legislation will do the following:

1.Expand the types of jobs available to low-income and disadvantaged
people to go beyond construction into other industries with more
growth in SF.

2.Ensure that the program gets enough resources to be successful via
fines that will be strictly enforced on companies that don?t comply
with offering jobs to low-income and disadvantaged people first.

3.Reduce poverty in SF by increasing creating more avenues for
low-income people to get access to jobs with the opportunity for
advancement.

Take Action!

Attend the Budget and Finance Committee Hearing at City Hall on March
29th (inside the Board chambers at 1pm) and tell the Board you support
expanding the First Source Hiring program.

Also, please show your support for this important legislation by
calling and emailing the Mayor, your Supervisor, and the other members
of the Board.

Ross Mirkarimi - (415) 554-7630, Ross.Mirkarimi@sfgov.org

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