Sign Up & Take Charge Kick-Off Assembly
November 02, 2017
The demographics and politics of Texas are changing. Do you want that change to reflect your views and your voice? Then plan to attend the COPS/Metro Sign Up & Take Charge (SUTC) Kick-Off Assembly on Thursday, November 16, 2017 at 7 PM at Sacred...
Read MoreReviving the American Dream Economic Summit
September 10, 2017
You are cordially invited to attend the Reviving the American Dream Economic Summit, Saturday, September 23, 2017, from 10:00 AM until 3:00 PM. Mr. Ernesto Cortés, Jr. will be conducting The Economy training session. Please RSVP to reserve your seat.
Read MoreCity Council Accountability Assembly recording
April 27, 2017
NOWCastSA recorded the COPS/Metro Accountability Assembly with San Antonio City Council and Mayoral Candidates on Sunday, April 23, 2017 at the St. Henry Catholic Church Parish Hall.
Read MoreCity Council & Mayoral Candidates Accountability Assembly, Sun, Apr 23, 3PM
April 18, 2017
Leaders of COPS/Metro Alliance, a broad-based organization of churches, schools, and unions, will hold an Accountability Assembly with San Antonio City Council and Mayoral Candidates on Sunday, April 23, 2017 at 3:00 PM at the St. Henry Catholic Church Parish Hall (1619 S. Flores Street;...
Read MoreCOPS/Metro Highlights - 2016
February 20, 2017
COPS/Metro highlights during 2016 included work on living wages, alternatives to payday lending, getting roads paved, getting school bonds and additional funding approved by voters, accountability assemblies, and celebrating more than 40 years of community organizing in San Antonio.
Read MoreVote FOR 2016 SAISD Bond & Tax Ratification Election
October 24, 2016
COPS/Metro encourages SAISD voters to vote FOR both the 2016 SAISD Bond and the Tax Ratification Election (TRE) because they will help improve public education in our city's central school district. Download a printable 2-page flyer.
Read More1000+ Leaders Celebrate, Keep Pressure on Living Wage Campaign
May 04, 2016
On Saturday, April 30th, 2016, over 1,000 COPS/Metro leaders from all over the city gathered at Edison High School's auditorium to honor their founding leaders, to celebrate their 40th Anniversary and to keep the pressure on elected officials to pay living wages to public...
Read MoreCOPS/Metro to Up Ante on Living Wages Campaign
April 28, 2016
Leaders of COPS/Metro Alliance will expand their living wages and economic security campaign, while also commemorating 40+ Years of Organizing in San Antonio, with an assembly of 1,000 leaders on Saturday, April 30, 2016, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM, at the Thomas Edison High...
Read MoreCelebrating 40+ Years of Organizing in San Antonio
February 28, 2016
Not even a quarter of the way through 2016, COPS/Metro leaders have been busy making history. After 18 months of hard work, leaders succeeded in raising wages for 5,000 of the lowest paid workers in the city, county and hospitals, who now earn an...
Read MoreCOPS/Metro Can't Stop! Another Victory at City Hall
November 08, 2015
On Thursday September 10th, at the urging of COPS / Metro Alliance, San Antonio city council members unanimously voted for a living wage increase from $11.47 to $13.00 per hour, benefiting 1,300 of their lowest paid workers. By doing so, the municipality joined Bexar County in their living wage...
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