Teamsters Call On Gray To Sign DC Living Wage Bill
Wednesday, July 24, 2013(Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO)
Metro Council President Jos
Williams applauded Teamsters 639 for being the
first Council affiliate to send
a letter to Mayor Gray calling on him to sign
the Living Wage bill. “We should
recognize the arguments made by Wal-Mart for
what they are, nothing more than
efforts to keep wages low” wrote Tommy
Ratliff, President of the Teamsters 639.
“It took the fortitude and courage of
[our City Council] leaders who
stood up to bullies [like Wal-Mart] and did
what was right and we ask Mayor
Gray to do the same.” Williams is urging all
area locals to write the Mayor:
click here for a sample letter to Gray.
PLUS: Click here for
CCTV America’s
report on the LRAA, which
includes an interview with
Williams. photo courtesy Working
America