I feel there is a retirement crisis in this country and millions of younger Americans are going to be forced to rely on their own savings or social security. I feel corporations must play a greater role in securing the retirement of future retirees by bringing back traditional retirement plans again. If we don't take action now, millions of Americans will be left out in the cold in 30 or 40 years.

To improve the quality of life for low income families.

This is a petition to show The Grand Central Mall that people want Thanksgiving to remain a day for families to spend time together, not a day to open business earlier every year just to make a quick buck and ultimately hurt and infuriate their employees and community. Black Friday is for shopping, Cyber Monday is for shopping, Thanksgiving is for giving thanks and being with family....seriously, what's next? Christmas ? Let's nip this in the butt right now.

America is too lazy. we dont have enough workers

UO Dining is currently in the process of taking away free shift meals as part of the compensation for their student workers. Free shift meals are a normal form of compensation in the dining industry, and have a long tradition at UO. Previously dining employees received a free meal with every shift. Students relied on those meals. Unilaterally cutting compensation in this manner is unacceptable. Currently, the price of shift meals has been raised to $1, but Dining has said that starting January they will be $3. Over the course of a year that is over $700. If we can afford to Pay President Schill $800,000 a year, we don't need to nickel and dime our hard working student employees.

Why We Support the Tahoe City Lodge Project: We have restaurants. We have retail businesses. We have downtown recreational opportunities. But we need high quality lodging. The Tahoe City Lodge project will mean significant positive impacts to the environment generally and to Lake Tahoe specifically. The Tahoe City Lodge Project aligns with the vision of the community and brings numerous benefits to the North Lake Tahoe area. With the Lodge, Tahoe City gains additional visitors without the additional traffic. More stays means less day trip traffic. More walkable, bikeable and mass transit connections means fewer cars. The Tahoe City Lodge will improve Tahoe City’s economy, and make the community more competitive. The Lodge will also replace a blighted property at one of the key entrances to North Lake Tahoe creating an aesthetically pleasing gateway in-line with the community’s character and benefitting the environment.

There are 2.7 million New Yorkers who are food-insecure/hungry -- almost a million of whom are children. Any actions our state government can take to increase access to healthy, nutritious food for those who need it most should be taken. By offering a refundable tax credit to farmers who donate to food banks, this bill is a win-win for New York's farming families and those who rely on emergency food programs to feed themselves and their families. We are urging Governor Cuomo to sign it into law before the end of 2016.

After more than four months of contract negotiations between UC-AFT Librarians and the University administration over the two open articles Salary, and Professional Activities and Development, the librarians are still waiting for a meaningful response to the union’s proposals. While UC Librarians make up to 27% LESS than their counterparts at CSU campuses, the UC offered a mere 1% salary increase. When UC librarians are increasingly being encouraged to demonstrate national prominence in their fields, the UC has offered no changes to Professional Development funding. UC-AFT’s core demands include: *Competitiveness: Librarians need salaries that are competitive with our colleagues in the California Community Colleges and California State University. *Consistency: A minimum level of professional development funding for all librarians across the UC system. *Compression: Librarian salary compression must be addressed by extending the scale. 21st century scholarship means students and faculty need more and better services from professional librarians, but librarians are being asked to do more and more for less and less. In order for the UC to recruit and retain professional librarians, the UC needs to provide competitive salaries and professional development funding. This is why we, the undersigned UCD campus and community members, call on you to support UC-AFT librarians in achieving a fair contract!

There is a continuing effort to try and reduce the level of service the US Postal Service provides to the people of the USA. We believe this is against the Constitution of the United States and against the very moral fiber of our country. We support a vibrant public post office that delivers to every known address in America.

City of Chicago Municipal Code Zoning ordinance requires Salons/ Spas to be at least 1,000 feet away from each other. Currently, FIVE salon/spas operate between 1700-1850 W. Lawrence (within 3 blocks). An appeal has been filed with the city by Dalisa G. Arellano and a public notice put up to open yet another salon/spa at 1716 W. Lawrence Avenue. They do not meet the 1,000 feet restriction and neighbors in the area want more business diversity to patronize, NOT another spa/salon. Please join other local businesses and Lincoln Square/ Ravenswood neighbors to tell Alderman Ameya Pawar that another spa on Lawrence Ave is not in the best interest of the community.

Myrna De los Santos struggled with health issues for years – but she simply could not afford the health care she needed on McDonald’s pay. Last week, she passed away. She was 49. Myrna worked at fast-food restaurants in Independence, Missouri outside Kansas City, for over a decade. For the past 4 and a half years, she worked at McDonald’s – until low pay and deteriorating health drove her to quit 4 months ago. McDonald's failed Myrna with pay so low she couldn't afford to go to the doctor – and even though she made only $9 an hour, Missouri's broken safety net was not there to catch her. She never qualified for Medicaid or other help – she was left on her own. To those who knew her personally, she was an inspiration. Full of warmth and joy. Always hardworking despite the odds – even walking to work through rain and snow when she couldn’t afford transportation. To the #FightFor15, she was a leader – inspiring others on strike lines for over 2 years. She is the reason we fight. The reason we will not stop until all people who work can afford to live. Today, we call on McDonald’s to pay employees enough to afford the care they need – and make sure no hardworking person suffers Myrna’s fate again.

The next City Council meeting is September 14, 2016 at 10 a.m. 121 N. LaSalle- Council Chambers