The speakers on the Living Wage Panel, Richard Brenner and Matt Klein
On Thursday, January 12th VID hosted a discussion on pending New York City Council Living Wage legislation. The speakers, Richard Brenner and Matt Klein representing the Housing Conservation Coordinators and the West Side Neighborhood Alliance provided a lively and informative presentation and handled a multitude of questions from the VID audience.
VID then passed a resolution supporting the Living Wage proposal and urging Council Speaker Christine Quinn to support the bill and to promptly take action to enact it.
For more background on the Living Wage campaign go to: http://www.livingwagenyc.org/
UPDATES – January 13, 2012:
Speaker Quinn Announces City Council Compromise on Wage, NY Times, Jan 13, 2012
Comments on legislation from Stuart Appelbaum, President of the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union, and Council Members G. Oliver Koppell, Annabel Palma, Inez Dinckens and Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz, Jr.