HomeMy WebLinkAboutConstituent Letter - Mail Packet - 5/23/2023 - Correspondence From City Clerk’S Office Re: Information Provided During May 16 Regular Council MeetingMay 16,2023
Dear City Leaders,
We,the workers of this community,write to you this week to ask you to raise the minimum
wage within the City of Fort Collins.The cost of living in Fort Collins has increased so much that
we can no longer afford to live,work and raise our children here.
We are working long hours and still can barely afford the costs of basic necessities like rent
food,gas and transportation and household items.Many of us are working two or more jobs for
survival,and this takes a huge toll on our own mental health and well-being,as well as the
health of our families.We are missing the best years of our families’lives.
We represent many sectors of our Fort Collins economy:food preparation, food service,
cleaning,hotel and hospitality work, construction,healthcare,social work,education,childcare,
nonprofit and community outreach work,factory work,delivery services,janitorial services,
property management retail and private security.
Just over thirteen dollars is not a dignified or livable wage in Fort Collins.We respectfully ask
you to pass Option B of this ordinance,and make this a city where people can afford to stay and
live with dignity.
Estimados LIderes de Ia Ciudad,
Nosotros,los trabajadores de esta comunidad,les estamos escribiendo esta semana para
preguntarles el incremento del salario minimo dentro Ia ciudad de Fort Collins.El costo de
vivienda en Fort Collins se ha aumentado tanto que ya nosotros no podemos pagar nuestra
vivienda,el trabajo y criar a nuestros hijos aqul.
Nosotros estamos trabajando muchas horas y todavia apenas podemos pagar los costos de las
necesidades básicas como Ia renta, comida,gas,y transportaciOn y artIculos domésticos.
Muchos de nosotros estamos trabajando más de dos o más trabajos para sobrevivir,y esto toma
un gran daño en nuestra propia salud mental y bienestar,asi tanto como Ia salud de nuestras
familias.Nos estamos perdiendo de los mejores aflos de vida con nuestras familias.
May 18, 2023
TO: Mayor & City Council
FROM: City Clerk's Office
RE: Information provided during May 16
Regular Council meeting
Representamos muchos de los sectores de Ia economia de Fort Collins,incluyendo:
preparaclOn de comida y meseros,limpieza,trabajo de hospitalidad y hotel,construcciOn,
atención medica,trabajo social,educaciOn,organizaciones sin fines lucrativos y extensiOn
comunitaria,trabajo en fábricas,servicios de entrega,servicios de limpieza,administración de
propiedades,distribución y seguridad privada.
Poco más de trece dOlares no es un salario digno o digno de Fort Collins.Con respeto les
pedimos a ustedes que pasen Ia Opción B en esta ordenanza,y hacer esta una ciudad donde Ia
gente pueda pagar para quedarse y vivir con dignidad.
Note:Seventy-three immigrant workers and students signed this letter over the last 24 hours.
Of those seventy-three workers,thirty-six wish to remain anonymous due to fear of employer
retaliation or intimidation.
Sincerely /Atentamente,
Adela Gonzalez,Housewife
Adriana Lopez Suarez,Housekeeping
Alvaro Acevedo,Area Manager
Ana Schultz,Social Work
Christian Martinez,Construction
Corinna,Mental Health
Diana,Program coordinator
Edith Escamilla,Hotel Work
Eliana Escandon,Cleaning
Elizabeth Acevedo,Housekeeping
Emerson,Delivery Services
Erika Rascón,Drywall
Fernanda,Mental Health
Gerardo,Cook
Gloria Quimbayo,Day wage worker
James Robinson,Bartender
Jessica Sanchez,Hotel Work
Jesus Castro,Nonprofit and Student
Jesus Castro Uribe,Food Preparation,Cleaning
Juan Carlos,Restaurant
Judith,Nutrition educator
Ken Kittredge,Property management
Keyri,Restaurant
Maria,Cleaning
Maria Gonzalez,Food Preparation,Cleaning
Maria Hernandez,Hotel Work
Mayte Marcha,Community Outreach
Norka Rojas Kiedaisch,Nonprofit
RamOn,Restaurant
Rosa Altamirano,Nonprofit
Rosa Altamirano,Nonprofit
Rosa Medina,Teacher Assistant
Sofia Serrano,Retail
Tere Gonzalez,Factory Work
Veronica,Florist
Yaritza,Cook
Yesi,Cleaning
Anonymous,Restaurant
Anonymous,Restaurant
Anonymous,Cleaning
Anonymous,Housekeeping
Anonymous,Restaurant
Anonymous,Education
Anonymous,Student
Anonymous,Restaurant
Anonymous,Healthcare
Anonymous,Janitor
Anonymous,Housekeeping
Anonymous,Cook
Anonymous,Community Outreach
Anonymous,Housewife
Anonymous,Cook
Anonymous,Cleaning
Anonymous,Waiter
Anonymous,Restaurant
Anonymous,Housekeeping
Anonymous,Cook
Anonymous,Cleaning
Anonymous,Cook
Anonymous,Restaurant
Anonymous,Landscaping
Anonymous,Cook
Anonymous,Family Advocate
Anonymous,Community Outreach
Anonymous,Cook
Anonymous,Cleaning
Anonymous,Restaurant
Anonymous,Private Security
Anonymous,Janitor
Anonymous,Bartender
Anonymous,Restaurant
Anonymous,Student
Anonymous,Restaurant