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\"postcard.jpg\"<\/td>\nThe latest debate in local Santa Cruz politics is the campaign for a minimum wage. The current minimum wage in California is $6.75, and the governor (yes, that guy…) is considering to raise it to $7.75 by 2007. The Working Alliance for a Just Economy held a press conference on January 17th to kick off a campaign to raise the minimum wage to $9.25. Campaigners are collecting signatures to get the proposal on the ballot, and if they manage to do so (this requires 3,338 signatures) there will be a vote on raising the minimum wage in November. Santa Cruz could become the fourth U.S. city to adopt its own minimum wage.\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

Last week-end we ran into a campaigner on the main street down town. When he heard that Maria is from Madrid, he began talking very lively about something he had just read about Spain and we couldn’t follow quite well, there was something about a fight, a disaster, an invasion and Maria and me looked at each other a bit worried about what we didn’t know yet – shit, i should really put some more effort into following the international news while i’m here, i remembered thinking. Then came the moment when the guy saw our bewilderment and we could only ask “please tell us, what happened?” and we found out that… he had been reading about Napoleon’s invasion in Spain. (1808, i checked). We couldn’t stop laughing. Anyway, as “alien non-residents” we unfortunately can’t give our signatures. <\/p>\n

But we’re getting involved in the living wage campaign by the Student Workers Coalition for Justice, and one of the things we’ve learned is that, taking the actual living costs in this beach resort into account, a wage which permits you to live outside of poverty and assistence in this town would be around $24… Here’s some more info:<\/p>\n

Audio<\/b>
\nOn Indymedia: the press conference<\/a> by Workers Alliance for a Just Economy<\/p>\n

Articles in the local press<\/b>
\nIn SC Metro (25 Jan.) Fair Factor. A campaign to raise the minimum wage citywide sends shock waves through the local business community<\/a>
\nIn SC Sentinel (25 Jan.) Wage hike proposal sparks business response<\/a>
\nIn SC Good Times (2 Feb.) Pay Pals<\/a><\/p>\n

Other resources<\/b>
\na map<\/a> of minimum wages through the country, by the U.S. Department of Labor<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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