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Clergy, including Leon Sullivan, urge living wage and global ‘Sullivan principles’; council adopts motion in concept
Summary
Faith leaders presented a report urging expansion of living-wage policies and corporate adoption of global Sullivan principles. The council unanimously voted to suspend rules and adopt the Sullivan principles in concept and requested the city attorney draft necessary language.
Religious leaders and civil-rights advocates urged the Los Angeles City Council on March 15 to expand living-wage policies and endorse the global Sullivan principles for companies doing business in the city.
Reverend Leon Sullivan, founder and chairman of Opportunities Industrial Centers of America, described the global Sullivan principles and urged the council to require companies operating in Los Angeles to adopt them and report annually on compliance. Bishop Fred…
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