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Statement on Living Wage Agreement
January 13, 2012

The Living Wage NYC coalition released the following statement today:

While not an ideal bill, the Living Wage NYC coalition supports the living wage legislation, now being introduced by Speaker Quinn, and urges City Council Members to pass it. This bill is an important and meaningful step in achieving living wage jobs for all low-wage workers. We will hold the Speaker and the Council accountable to make sure that the final language of the bill moves the goals of our coalition forward. We will keep fighting, and we will not stop until all New Yorkers earn a living wage.

Statement on the Kingsbridge Armory and Living Wage
January 12, 2012

The Living Wage NYC coalition and the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU) released the following joint statement today:

We are thrilled with the new effort to redevelop the Kingsbridge Armory. We applaud Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. and the Bloomberg Administration for partnering on this important effort, which we know will lead to quality jobs for Bronx residents. This shows that the Kingsbridge Armory can be redeveloped in another way than what was proposed in 2009. At the same time, we continue to work toward passage of the Fair Wages for New Yorkers Act, legislation that would create living wage jobs for future subsidized economic development projects, and deal with the issue on a citywide basis rather than project by project. We feel that reviving the Kingsbridge Armory and supporting the Fair Wages for New Yorkers Act go together. An item that appeared in City&State’s Notebook blog earlier today does not accurately represent the views of the Living Wage NYC Coalition or the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU).

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Brooklyn Brewery Co-Founder & President Steve Hindy Endorses Living Wage
January 6, 2012

Brooklyn Brewery president Steve Hindy today endorsed the Fair Wages for New Yorkers Act, saying that, "workers who benefit from this legislation will put their pay increase right back into the local economy."

"The living wage requirement established by the legislation will apply only to large developers and larger companies at subsidized projects—they are in the best position to meet the requirement," said Hindy, in a statement. "Small businesses with revenues of less than five million dollars, manufacturers, affordable housing providers, and nonprofits are exempted.”

Read the full statement, and find out more in Capital New York the New York Post, and the Brooklyn Daily Eagle.

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Message:	As my representative on the City Council, I am asking you to pass the Fair Wages for New Yorkers Act, Intro 251-A. With more than 1 in 5 New Yorkers now living below the poverty line, there is no better time than now to fight for common sense legislation that improves wages and ensures accountable development. New Yorkers want and deserve to know that public investment will result in living wage jobs for their communities. The real estate interests are saying a lot. But they are conveniently forgetting this bill would only apply to new, large, multi-use developments that receive large tax subsidies and that small businesses, nonprofits, manufacturing, and affordable housing projects are exempt from this bill. If you are a sponsor of the bill, we thank you for standing up for working families. We need living wages and we need them now. Thank you.
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