Tell City Council to adopt a REAL Living Wage Raise Berkeley’s minimum wage to $15 by Oct. 2017 Raise it each year by 3% + inflation until it’s in sync with Berkeley’s official “Living Wage” (now $16.37) Bring sick leave up to the standards set by Oakland, Emeryville and San Francisco There is a crisis in Berkeley and the Bay Area.  Rents are out of control and the wage standards are so low families can’t work enough hours to keep their heads above water.  Many are being pushed out of … Continue reading Tell the Berkeley City Council to adopt a REAL Living Wage