Sweatfree Berkeley Coalition

April 19, 2006

Councilmember name

2180 Milvia Street
Berkeley, CA 94704

Dear Berkeley City Council Member (name),

Thank you for supporting the Anti-sweatshop Berkeley Ordinance. As a member of the community and an interested party I am proud that Berkeley is at the forefront of this important legislation and has joined San Francisco in moving towards a Sweatfree Bay Area.

It is imperative we pass an ordinance with teeth, so it is crucial that you understand my concern for adequate allocation of funding for a contract with an independent monitor. I understand that we will be working with other cities and states around the United States to create a national consortium that will serve as an independent monitor and cut down costs for city and state budgets in the future.

In solidarity,

The Sweatfree Berkeley Coalition

Partial list:

AFSCME Local 3299

Berkeley Fellowship of Universalist Social Justice Committee

Berkeley Panoramic Hill Association

Campaign for Labor Rights

CUE

David Bacon, KPFA Labor News

East Bay Sanctuary Covenant

East Bay Young Democrats

EBASE

Ecology Center

Global Exchange

International Rivers Network

ILWU Local 6

Local 2850

Maquiladora Health & Safety Support Network

National Lawyers Guild

NICCA

Oakland Institute

Progressive Jewish Alliance

Rainforest Action Network

St. Joseph the Worker Church, Social Justice Committee

Students Organizing for Justice in the Americas (SOJA)

Tom Hayden, Former CA State Senator

United Students Against Sweatshops (USAS)

University Professional and Technical Employees

WORK SAFE!