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City of San Leandro <br />Meeting Date: July 16, 2018 <br />Resolution - Council <br />Agenda Section:File Number:18-316 CONSENT CALENDAR <br />Agenda Number: <br />TO:City Council <br />FROM:Jeff Kay <br />Acting City Manager <br />BY:Jeff Kay <br />Acting City Manager <br />FINANCE REVIEW:Not Applicable <br />TITLE:RESOLUTION of the City Council for the City of San Leandro Affirming the City’s <br />Continued Cooperation with the Public Sector Unions in the City of San Leandro <br />to Ensure their Health and Success; and Supporting the Freedom of City of San <br />Leandro Employees to Collectively Bargain After a United States Supreme Court <br />Decision in Janus v. AFSCME <br />WHEREAS, all families should have the means to thrive in safe and healthy communities; <br />and <br />WHEREAS, the working people who make San Leandro run deserve good jobs that can <br />support families; and <br />WHEREAS, over the last forty years, working people have become more productive than <br />ever, yet real wages have declined and Chief Executive Officers make more than ever before; <br />i.e., 347 times more than the average person in 2016; and <br />WHEREAS, being able to work together in unions gives people - particularly women and <br />people of color - a powerful voice in speaking up for themselves, their families, and their <br />communities and ensures they are treated with dignity and respect at work; and <br />WHEREAS, when people stick together in unions, they leverage power in numbers to <br />raise wages and improve benefits like health care for themselves, their families, and <br />communities; and <br />WHEREAS, people working collectively together in unions have won victories like the 40 <br />-hour work week, overtime pay, and health and safety standards, as well as advanced policies <br />especially important to women like paid leave, earned sick time, and reducing the gender pay <br />gap; and <br />WHEREAS, when people can negotiate together for strong contracts, higher wages, and <br />safer, dignified working conditions, all of society benefits, communities become stronger, and the <br />entire economy is made fairer; and <br />WHEREAS, the United States Supreme Court is considering the case Janus v. <br />AFSCME Council 31, which could restrict unions from requiring dues from non-member <br />employees who benefit from collective bargaining, thereby weakening the unions' power to <br />effectively negotiate on behalf of all public sector workers - such as teachers, police officers, and <br />Page 1 City of San Leandro Printed on 7/10/2018