MICAH INSTITUTE MEDIA ADVISORY:
Contact: Gail Davis, 347-267-7465, winimge@aol.com
Director of Communications, Micah Institute at New York Theological Seminary
After Historic Campaign, Living Wage Bill Comes to a Vote
Press Conference: Today, 12 Noon, Steps of City Hall, Lower Manhattan
***Vote on the Bill to Follow in the City Council After Press Conference***
What: Culminating an historic two-year campaign, the final living wage bill will be voted on by the New York City Council today. This vote is expected to reflect the views of the vast majority of New Yorkers who favor the living wage bill, according to Quinnipiac University polling. Before the vote, RWDSU and Living Wage NYC will hold a noon press conference with City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, RWDSU President Stuart Appelbaum, Micah Institute Director Peter Heltzel and others on the steps of City Hall.
Who: New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, New York City Public Advocate Bill DeBlasio, New York City Comptroller John C. Liu, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz, Jr., RWDSU President Stuart Appelbaum, Micah Institute Director Peter Heltzel, City Council members, leading experts on living wage legislation, community leaders, workers, clergy, and other supporters.
When: Today, April 30, 12 noon.
Where: Steps of City Hall, Lower Manhattan (4,5,6 to Brooklyn Bridge/ City Hall, 2,3 to Park Place, N,R to City Hall, or A,C to Chambers)
About the Micah Institute at New York Theological Seminary
The Micah Institute educates faith leaders to fight justice and poverty in New York City and around the world. Taking a lead role in organizing clergy for the Living Wage NYC campaign, the Micah Institute is building a faith-rooted economic justice movement for love and justice.
About the Living Wage NYC Coalition
Living Wage NYC, built and led by RWDSU, is a large, diverse and growing coalition representing many thousands of New Yorkers, including members of the faith community, anti-hunger groups, anti-poverty organizations, LGBTQ organizations, immigrant organizations, grassroots groups, and labor unions. We are calling on the city to ensure that developers and companies receiving taxpayer subsidies create living wage jobs that strengthen communities, neighborhoods, and households. For more information, visit www.livingwagenyc.org and connect with us on Facebook and Twitter.
“The reign of the rich is over! A new day has dawned in New York City. Together — faith leaders, labor leaders, community leaders and elected officials — are changing the culture of New York. We have only just begun to see the fruit of our growing faith-rooted movement for economic justice. Communities of faith will continue to organize for the dignity and respect of working people,” Rev. Peter Goodwin Heltzel, Ph.D., Director, Micah Institute at New York Theological Seminary.
