[Livingwage] Fwd: Santa Fe NM living wage

[Belden Fields]

>Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2004 11:36:12 -0500 (CDT)
>Subject: Santa Fe NM living wage
>From: celliott at prairienet.org
>To: a-fields at uiuc.edu
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>
>Belden,
>
>I just got back from a vacation to Santa Fe, NM where apparently the city
>adopted a living wage ordinance for businesses.  A number of shops there
>had large signage indicating they paid a living wage.  Then there was a
>really nasty letter to the editor in one of the local papers how the
>living wage "outside agitators" caused huge layoffs and created problems
>for the locals.  I saved the newspaper and will send it to you if I can
>find it.
>
>The shop signs were a positive note.  I don't know exactly what the Santa
>Fe city ordinance included, but obviously applied to business.  I think
>maybe it was adopted a month or so ago.
>
>Carol Elliott