WHEREAS:	Cambridge is committed as a community to the creation of good jobs, fair wages, and good working conditions; and
WHEREAS:	This commitment not only benefits the many working people in our city, but also helps to promote long term economic development; and
WHEREAS:	With that, we call on employers in Cambridge to consider supporting the following goals; and
	1)   A family wage: It is imperative that the workers who help make our businesses and community institutions successful are themselves able to provide for their families in Cambridge; and
	2)   Health Care: Cambridge workers should be able to access quality and affordable healthcare; and
	3)   The Right To Organize: Workers have the right to decide on their own time whether they want to form a union and what demands they want to make as a union. Cambridge employers should respect these rights so that their employees can have a voice at work; and
	4)   The Right To Dignity and Respect: Workers in Cambridge should have a workplace free of all forms of discrimination, intimidation, or harassment; now therefore be it
RESOLVED:	That this City Council go on record supporting these goals and asks that all Cambridge employers follow these goals; and be it further
RESOLVED:	That the City Clerk be and hereby is requested to forward a suitably engrossed copy of this resolution to Jobs With Justice and all Cambridge based unions on behalf of the entire City Council.