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ATTY/RESO.0082/CC RESO IN SUPPORT OF COLLECTIVE BARGAINING & WORKER WELLNESS <br />REV: 02-25-2022 MI <br />Page 2 of 2 <br />union and nonunion households with African American or Hispanic/Latinx heads of <br />household; and <br />WHEREAS, research by the National Bureau of Economic Research indicates both <br />workers and small business owners continue to struggle in an uneven economy that tilts <br />benefits towards the wealthiest Americans; and <br />WHEREAS, according to research by the Economic Policy Institute, unions and <br />union members have historically faced resistance to collective bargaining and some <br />continue to struggle to reach labor agreements satisfactory to workers in a range of <br />workplaces today; and <br />WHEREAS, the Department of Labor recognizes collective bargaining agreements <br />and labor organizers as contributors to worker protections such as reasonable working <br />hours, retirement security, access to affordable healthcare, safer workplaces, and living <br />wage compensation. <br />NOW THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDWOOD CITY <br />DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS: <br />1. That Redwood City supports workers who seek to form a union and calls on <br />organizations to respect the will and dignity of workers by allowing them to hold free and <br />fair union elections and, if it is the will of the workforce, to recognize them as members of <br />a union. <br />* * * <br />6.B. - Page 5 of 5 <br />56