City of Santa Cruz Worker Stories

Standing up for Quality Services & Dignity for ALL!

Bargaining will be underway officially in March and workers are ready to fight for:

- Recovery to provide for our families
- Transparency & accountability to city residents
- Investment in quality public services through increased staffing
- Respect and dignity for city workers' sacrifices of the past 5 years.

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* 1. Your Information

First Name:

Last Name:

Work Location:

Classification:

Cell Phone:

E-mail:

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* 2. We need you to stand in solidarity with all city workers to win a good contract this year. Lets fight together to win. Check any of the boxes below that you can do to help win our contract throughout negotiations:

Contract Action Team Leader

Attend rally/march/action

Attend City Council meeting

Sign petition

Wear sticker/button at work

Recruit/Sign up new members

Strike captain

Lobby City Council members

Take photos of members at work

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* 3. The city states that they are recovering thanks to city workers' sacrifices. But city workers have yet to recover as well. We need to know how you have struggled so that we can share our story of surviving in an economy that is less favorable for working class families like us.

How has the concessions from bargaining impacted you and your family?