Bob wrote: > Finally, some very good news for the left and labor movement. After >a long, bitter struggle, the LA Living Wage ordinance passed 12 - 0, with >three abstensions. Mayor Richard Riordan had promised to veto the >ordinance, but with a 12-vote majority, the ordinance is now veto proof! That's great! Congratulations! > This victory was the result of an extremely well organized and >effective labor/progressive coalition. Several people at UC-Riverside, >including me, worked with the coalition in producing research, including a >full scale study, "The Economics of the Los Angeles Living Wage Ordinance." Is the report, or a summary of it, online yet? Thanks, Anders P.S. If you can't easily put it on the web, I'd be happy to do it for you, along w/ other Living Wage materials you've got.
