Record #: R2018-239   
Type: Resolution Status: Adopted
Intro date: 2/28/2018 Current Controlling Legislative Body:
Final action: 2/28/2018
Title: Expression of support for city employees and other public service workers to unionize
Sponsors: Ramirez-Rosa, Carlos, Sadlowski Garza, Susan, King, Sophia D., Hairston, Leslie A., Sawyer, Roderick T., Foulkes, Toni, Moore, David H., Munoz, Ricardo, Taliaferro, Chris, Waguespack, Scott, Arena, John, Beale, Anthony, Sposato, Nicholas, Laurino, Margaret, Ervin, Jason C., Reboyras, Ariel, Hopkins, Brian , Dowell, Pat, Burke, Edward M., Silverstein, Debra L., O'Connor, Patrick, Osterman, Harry, Smith, Michele, Moore, Joseph, Reilly, Brendan, Quinn, Marty, Willie B. Cochran, Valencia, Anna M., Moreno, Proco Joe, Villegas, Gilbert, Solis, Daniel, Mitts, Emma, Pawar, Ameya, Zalewski, Michael R., Thompson, Patrick D., Napolitano, Anthony V., Curtis, Derrick G., Cappleman, James, Lopez, Raymond A., Scott, Jr. Michael, Cardenas, George A., Maldonado, Roberto, O'Shea, Matthew J., Harris, Michelle A., Brookins, Jr., Howard, Burnett, Jr., Walter, Mell, Deborah, Austin, Carrie M., Santiago, Milagros, Tunney, Thomas
Attachments: 1. R2018-239.pdf








Type: Title:
Committee(s) Assignment:
O'Shea (19) Harris (8) Brookins (21) Burnett (27) Mell (33) Austin (34) Santiago (31) Tunney (44) Resolution
Expression of support for city employees and other public service workers to unionize
February 28, 20T8

RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, it is our belief that all families should have the means to thrive in safe and healthy communities; and

WHEREAS, the working people who make our city run ought to have good jobs that can support families; and

WHEREAS, over the last forty years, working people have become more productive than ever,1 yet real wages are declining and CEOs make more than ever before: 347 times more than the average person;2 and

WHEREAS, 50 years ago, Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee, where he marched and rallied in support of city sanitation workers on strike to demand their dignity, their humanity, and their union be recognized; and

WHEREAS, those Memphis sanitation workers and Dr. King carried signs proclaiming "I AM A MAN" and struggled for basic freedoms: the freedom from discrimination, the freedom from degrading work conditions, the freedom to come together in strong unions to improve their place of work; and

WHEREAS, still today, people across the country and in our city struggle for those same basic freedoms and a high quality of life for their families; and

WHEREAS, being able to come together in unions gives people- particularly women and people of color - a powerful voice in speaking up for themselves, their families, and their communities, and ensures they are treated with dignity and respect at work; and

WHEREAS, when people stick together in unions, they gain the power in numbers to raise wages and improve benefits like health care for themselves, their families, and all of our communities; and

WHEREAS, people working collectively together in unions have won victories like the 40-hour work week, overtime pay, and health and safety standards, as well as

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