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Santa Fe's Living Wage Ordinace now covers all workers! It was already the highest minium wage in the nation, now it's the most comprehensive. Let this be an example of what we can and must accomplish across all of New Mexico, and lets not stop there!

SWOP sent a delegation to the Santa Fe City Council Meeting last night to show our solidarity with the amazing work of the Santa Fe Living Wage Network (SFLWN) and SFLWN member organization Somos Un Pueblo Unido. Because of the long hard hours of organizing and strategizing that SFLWN had done the room was packed with 100 supporters of the expansion of the Santa Living Wage to include all workers, no exceptions. The supporters weren't just young people and small business workers who were exempt from the prior living wage ordinace, they included small business owners, the SF business alliance, labor unions, faith-based organizations, and community organizations like SWOP.

Out of the entire crowd there was only 1 person that spoke against the Living Wage for All. Because of the overwhelming support for the ordinace, and the prior work the SFLWN had done directly with the SF City Councilors and the SF Mayor the vote was unanimous! All SF workers will be paid the highest minium wage in the nation! We hope this will inspire all of our work as we fight for a true LIVING WAGE for ALL New Mexicans, and some day maybe even a maximum wage?

Labels: Santa Fe Living Wage Network, SWOP, Worker's Victory