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Sunday, March 15, 2:30pm
@ PS 1, Chinatown / 8 Henry St.
New York, NY 10038

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亲爱的会员和朋友：

恭贺農曆新年快樂！我們期待在2015年继续勇往直前，開拓新局面。

重建我們的社區
  多年來，我們譴責種族歧視的「東村土改計劃」，並爭取西裔社团参加「華埠工作小組」（CWG）；我們最近在反对開發商豪华发展贏了一役: 在2015年1月5日，「華埠工作小組」採納了「以民为先」土改计划的重要原則。該計劃包括在政府的公共土地上建設100% 的低收入住房，东河區的发展（包括大受爭議的前Pathmark）要限制高度，要求私人地盖房提供55％ 的低收入住房。更因州議會議長蕭華被捕而感到鼓舞。华裔工人带领社区争取變革，與其他社區一齊告訴市長白思豪，我們的社區是不賣的。

强力反對盜竊工資
           2014年，我们支持東方酒樓員工，在福州人社區中心的東方酒樓门前设立示威纠察线，发起反对盜竊工資的運動。后来更联同数百个其他社区的工人，在紐約州勞工局門前进行每个月一次的抗議，要求葛谟州长执行劳工法和提高小費工人的最低工資。这个行动成功地迫使葛谟州政府设立工资委员会并通过了决议，给小费工人从每小时5元增加到7元半。我们还让大众知道欠薪已成风，如果没有新的法例，工资法不可能切实执行。现时州劳工局有一万七千个案未解决，这是文明社会不能容忍的。

 再次争取每週40小時工作的权利

华人女工们取得了巨大的進步，将爭取工人權益和妇女权益的焦點集中在「時間」。我們串连了阿肯色州和新泽西州Pactiv胶盒廠的工人，她們因組織起來反對12小時工作并強制加班而被老闆打擊報復。在今年3月8日國際劳动婦女節，開展全國抵制Costco運動，要求Costco停止出售Pactiv和Reynolds公司 (胶盒廠的总公司）的血汗產品。今年五月，紀念美国工人要求每周40個小時工作权利的150週年，「婦女也是人」運動將聯同全國的學生、宗教團體和工人組織，爭取掌控制自己時間的權利。

 我們希望您和家人、朋友參加3月15日（星期天）的羊年慶祝活動！

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华人职工会 理事会敬启

2015 年 2 月 19 日

The Coalition for a Real Minimum Wage Increase is happy to hear that Governor Cuomo has finally announced that his administration will convene the wage board and raise the minimum wage for tipped workers, the majority of whom are women.

But we are not stopping here. We continue to to rally in front of the Department of Labor and keep up the pressure to make sure the wage board is inclusive, and to make sure Governor Cuomo and the DOL commit to enforce the law by investigating wage theft claims 6 years back and supporting the SWEAT bill to strengthen the current law and make enforcement possible.

Furthermore, we call on Governor Cuomo to raise the minimum wage to more than $8 so workers can survive and stop giving millions in subsidies to corporations for hiring teen workers.

We urge all workers and supporters to join the picket line. This is a crucial time for New Yorkers to speak out and demand Governor Cuomo take action.

www.realminimumwage.org

Governor Cuomo: We Demand a Real Minimum Wage for All Workers

Not Second-Class Treatment, Not Corporate Welfare!

The New York State bill is a sham. It will enrich employers and corporations to the detriment of all working people. New Yorkers deserve a real wage raise, one that improves conditions for all workers.

  • The bill is too little, too late: Raising the minimum wage to only $9 over 3 years is not enough for anyone to survive on. New York’s minimum wage would be over $10.70 if it had kept up with the cost of living since 1970.
  • The bill is discriminatory against tipped workers: This bill does not include a provision to raise the minimum wage for tipped workers. It directs that decision to a Wage Board. This excludes the hundreds of thousands of tipped workers who are predominately women and people of color.  Due to increases in the cost of living, going without a raise in reality means a pay cut.  Separate is never equal.
  • The bill subsidizes Corporations to hire young workers, encouraging them to replace those who are currently employed. Businesses will receive a refundable tax credit for hiring youth aged 16-19. This encourages businesses to lower the wages of especially older workers or replace them with teenagers. It is projected to cost the public hundreds of millions of dollars every year.
  • Furthermore, the bill does not hold corporations such as Dominos Pizza, McDonalds, etc. accountable and does not put resources into enforcing the labor law.Many workers receive less than minimum wage and work long hours without overtime pay, but when they come forward, it often takes years for the Labor Department to investigate the cases. This lack of enforcement encourages employers and corporations to violate the labor law.

This bill is harmful to all working people. Hold Gov. Cuomo accountable!

We demand:

  1. The minimum wage should be increased to be at least $10/hr, indexed to inflation.
  2. Tipped workers should not be treated as second-class citizen. Tipped workers should receive a minimum-wage increase along with all other workers.
  3. Put resources into enforcement and strengthen the labor law, instead of giving millions to corporations in subsidies to hire youth to replace workers currently employed.