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A Huge Day for San Francisco: Giving Retail Workers a Fair Shot at a Decent Life
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, December 8, 2014 CONTACT: Gordon Mar, (415) 994-2496, gordon@jwjsf.org San Francisco – On December 5, 2014, the Retail Workers Bill of Rights officially became law in San Francisco, 10 days after the Board of Supervisors unanimously...
Groundbreaking Retail Workers Bill of Rights Unanimously Approved in Final Vote
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, November 25, 2014 CONTACT: Gordon Mar, (415) 994-2496, gordon@jwjsf.org San Francisco, Calif. – Today, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors unanimously passed the Retail Workers Bill of Rights during its second and final vote on the...
Board of Supervisors Unanimously Passes Groundbreaking New Labor Standard
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, November 18, 2014 CONTACT: Gordon Mar, (415) 596-7847, gordon@jwjsf.org San Francisco, Calif. – Today, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors unanimously passed the Retail Workers Bill of Rights during its first vote on the measure. The...
Workers’ Rights Coalition Applauds Predictable Scheduling Ordinance
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 30, 2014 CONTACT: Michelle Lim, Email: michelle@jwjsf.org, Cell: 480-363-9628 San Francisco, CA – Following the announcement by Supervisor David Chiu that he will propose a predictable scheduling and fair treatment ordinance for San...
Supervisors Eric Mar and David Chiu Team With Broad-Based Coalition to Introduce Retail Workers Bill of Rights to Protect Part-time Employees
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, July 29, 2014 CONTACT: Michelle Lim, (415) 349-3487, michelle@jwjsf.org WHEN: Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from noon - 1:00 p.m. WHAT: Press Conference prior to the introduction of Supervisors Eric Mar and David Chiu’s Retail Workers Bill of...
Press Coverage
The next labor fight is over when you work, no how much you make.
May 8, 2015
The Washington Post | Lydia Depillis
The 9 Most Important Victories for Workers in 2014
December 30, 2014
In These Times | Amien Essif
December 22, 2014
The Nation | John Nichols
Rage against the scheduling machine
December 22, 2014
Boston Globe | Dante Ramos
Workers’ rights are human rights
December 22, 2014
Al Jazeera | Mary Turck
Employees shouldn’t be treated like products
December 10, 2014
Washington Post | Harold Meyerson
US retail workers need a new bill of rights
December 10, 2014
Al Jazeera America | Amy B. Dean
Want to Exploit Retail Workers? In San Francisco, It’ll Cost You
December 5, 2014
The Nation | Michelle Chen
How Workers in One City Won the Fight Against Too Few Hours on Too Short Notice
December 4, 2014
AlterNet | Alyssa Figueroa
Retail Workers’ Rights: It’s a Family Issue
December 3, 2014
The Huffington Post | Mark Ortiz
It Is Time for a Retail Workers’ Bill of Rights
December 1, 2014
The Nation | John Nichols
San Francisco passes retail worker ‘bill of rights’
November 26, 2014
CNN Money | Jeanne Sahadi
November 26, 2014
KPFA
San Francisco becomes first city in America to pass “retail workers bill of rights”
November 26, 2014
Vox | Danielle Kurtzleben
San Francisco just created some of the country’s toughest protections for retail workers
November 26, 2014
The Washington Post | Emily Badger
SF strengthens labor laws on predictive scheduling, equal pay
November 26, 2014
San Francisco Examiner | Joshua Sabatini
A Landmark Retail Workers ‘Bill of Rights’ Passes Unanimously In San Francisco
November 26, 2014
Huffington Post | Dave Jamieson
San Francisco Passes ‘Retail Workers Bill of Rights’
November 26, 2014
Newsmax | Andrea Billups
San Francisco Passes a ‘Bill of Rights’ for Chain Retail Workers
November 26, 2014
Racked | Adele Chapin
What If Your Boss Suddenly Told You to Come to Work on Thanksgiving?
November 26, 2014
Mother Jones | Josh Harkinson
City Passes Historic Retail Workers Bill Of Rights
November 26, 2014
Think Progress | Bryce Covert
San Francisco passes first-ever retail worker ‘bill of rights’
November 25, 2014
Fortune | Claire Zillman
San Francisco passes first-in-nation limits on worker schedules
November 25, 2014
Politico Pro | Marianne LeVine
San Francisco is about to pass America’s first-ever chain-store worker’s bill of rights
November 25, 2014
Fusion | Rob Wile
Supes Support Predictable Schedules, Fair Treatment For Retail Workers Ordinance
November 25, 2014
San Francisco Appeal | Hannah Albarazi, Bay City News
San Francisco retail workers may get a bill of rights
November 24, 2014
Inquirer.net | Agnes Constante
Who will stop Wal-Mart from ‘wreaking havoc’ on the American Dream?
November 24, 2014
The Hill | John A. Logan
San Francisco Proposes Predictable Scheduling to Help Hourly Workers
November 21, 2014
NPR | Jennifer Ludden
San Francisco may soon adopt Retail Workers Bill of Rights
November 19, 2014
Al Jazeera America | Ned Resnikoff
Retail Workers’ Bill of Rights passes vote in San Francisco
November 19, 2014
Politico Morning Shift | Brian Mahoney
S.F. Supervisors vote 10-0 to approve “bill of rights” for formula retail workers
November 18, 2014
San Francisco Business Times | Annie Sciacca
SF supervisors elect Katy Tang as interim president
November 18, 2014
San Francisco Chronicle | Marisa Lagos
Holiday Retail Jobs: Great for Sales, Tough on Workers
November 18, 2014
RH Reality Check | Jean Stevens
Workers’ rights expand under proposed S.F. ordinances
November 17, 2014
SF Gate | Marisa Lagos and Jill Tucker
Proposed S.F. law would force companies to provide ‘predictable’ schedules to part-time workers
November 13, 2014
Bay City News Service
Beyond the minimum wage: Fair work schedules offer real economic security (Opinion)
November 9, 2014
The Examiner | Gordon Mar
October 29, 2014
Labor Notes | Jenny Brown
Beyond the Minimum Wage: What’s Really Keeping Hourly Workers in Poverty? (Opinion)
August 6, 2014
Talk Poverty | Sarita Gupta
August 5, 2014
San Francisco Bay Guardian | Jasper Scherer
A ‘Bill of Rights’ for San Francisco’s Retail Workers
August 5, 2014
In These Times | Julia Wong
July 30, 2014
BeyondChron | Gordon Mar
The Week That Workers Won (At Least a Little)
July 30, 2014
Huffington Post | Amy Traub
SF: Supervisor proposes ‘Retail Workers Bill of Rights’
July 30, 2014
KTSF | Sean Au
Supervisor Mar Proposes Retail Workers Bill Of Rights
July 29, 2014
The San Francisco Appeal | Bay City News
Supervisors to address tenant buyouts, retail chains’ workers
July 28, 2014
San Francisco Chronicle | Marisa Lagos
S.F. supervisor wants ‘bill of rights’ for chain store retail workers
July 28, 2014
San Francisco Business Times | Annie Sciacca
Will San Francisco Adopt a Retail Workers Bill of Rights?
July 28, 2014
Racked | Robyn Hagan Cain
The Debate Over Part-Time Work
July 23, 2014
KQED | Host: Michael Krasny
Fight inequality – schedule fair work hours (Opinion)
July 22, 2014
SF Gate | Eric Mar and Samantha Adame
Press Contact
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