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The Economic Justice Alliance of Santa Cruz County is a newly-formed local organization committed to promoting social & economic justice. We organize low wage workers in Santa Cruz County to address the issues that make it unaffordable for working individuals & families to live in our community. We are educators, nonprofit providers, labor leaders and community members.

Our Vision

Our vision is a sustainable and livable community where everyone has access to good jobs, decent housing, and quality education and childcare. We are committed to racial and gender equity, community empowerment and political enfranchisement of poor and working class people.

Our Values

Empowerment

Justice

Sustainability

Action

Community

Dignity

Equity

Our Current Focus

Our current focus is on promoting sustainable wages and working conditions. This includes: raising awareness of and enforcing existing worker rights, engaging and empowering low wage workers, increasing the minimum wage, strengthening worker and working-family rights and building cross-sector community alliances.

Spanish translation in progress, expected April 2017

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