A View From The Left-Minneapolis City Council: Don't block $15

Minneapolis City Council: Don't block $15

                                                                    

        


                        


                                    

                                

                                    




    


   
    
    

                


Friend,


Yesterday, Minneapolis City Council accepted that 15 Now Minnesota has enough signatures to put $15/hour on the ballot, but facing pressure from big business, some city officials have indicated their intention to block our initiative from getting on the ballot. They could vote as early as August 5th. Now more than ever we need your support if we are going to win $15 in Minneapolis!

We’ve already shown our initiative is legal. But behind the scenes, big business interests are lobbying City hall to illegally block our proposal from appearing on the ballot, and the Chamber of Commerce is threatening legal action in today’s newspaper.

It would be a huge mistake to underestimate the power of corporate lobbyists. We want to print tens of thousands of door-hangers and send out an online petition to every voter, but we need your help. Everything about our campaign is funded by ordinary people, not corporations.

Can you pitch in $15 to help us get the materials we need before Council votes?




We need to organize now to make sure $15/hour appears on the ballot. Winning $15/hour in Minneapolis opens the door to $15 across the whole Midwest, a region decimated by the “Great Recession.”

We have a historic opportunity to show the power working people have when we pool our resources and organize around our own demands. Over a hundred thousand Minneapolis workers would be directly affected by a $15/hour minimum wage, but we need to reach out to them and make sure their voice is heard.

"It almost brings me to tears. We’ve worked hard as a team for this,” said Steven Suffridge, a McDonald’s employee organizing with CTUL. “Folks are here no matter what the bosses tell them. We’ve already won paid sick leave and we will win $15.”

Read 15 Now's full statement here and donate today.



    


    
    


            




                                

                                    

                                

                                    





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