May 1 with State Controller John Chiang
Citizen Hope + Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance (APALA) + SEIU Local 1000 + Netroots Nation + San Francisco Young Democrats + The San Francisco Democratic Party . . .
All invite you to join us to celebrate International Workers’ Day and Asian Pacific American Heritage Month with special guest State Controller John Chiang.
The DEETS:
Friday, May 1, 2009 (Intl Workers Day)
5:30pm – 8pm
330 Ritch
San Francisco, CA
Speech + Q&A + Mixer
21+
Come hear the State Controller talk about the battle over the California Budget and the fight to protect working families. During the heat of the budget negotiations, Governor Schwarzenegger directed Controller Chiang to slash the pay of 136,000 state workers down to the minimum wage of $6.55 an hour. John Chiang stood up against the governor and refused to allow state workers to become pawns in the budget battle. Come hear why he took this stance and what he thinks about the current state of California’s budget and politics.
A $5 cover will benefit student outreach and leadership development for the Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance (APALA) to support the growth of young and emerging leaders in the labor movement.
About APALA:
Asian Pacific Americans represent 14 percent of California’s population. Almost half of all APA workers are employed in occupations that are actively targeted by organized labor. The Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance (APALA) was created in 1992 to educate APA workers; promote political education and voter registration programs among APAs; and increase training, empowerment, and leadership of APAs within the labor movement and APA community.
