COPS/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...
Read MoreCOPS/Metro Leads the Way for Higher Wages in Texas
August 27, 2015
COPS/Metro Alliance and sister organizations are at the forefront of fights for living wages in San Antonio, Austin, El Paso and Dallas. After increasing the wages of the lowest paid workers for Alamo Colleges, COPS / Metro quickly turned its focus to wage increases for the...
Read MoreCity employees on the way to a living wage
August 03, 2015
Check out recent coverage of COPS/Metro’s efforts in working with the City Manager and Council in raising the bottom wages of City of San Antonio workers:
Read MorePalo Alto College celebrates 30th anniversary
July 22, 2015
At its first convention in 1974, Communities Organized for Public Service (COPS) passed a resolution to open a community college on San Antonio's West Side or South Side. COPS leaders worked tirelessly with elected officials and other community members to establish Palo Alto College...
Read MoreWhere do the Mayoral Candidates Stand on our Agenda?
June 01, 2015
COPS/Metro leaders have asked candidates for mayor to stand with us on our agenda to increase the living wage for public sector workers, invest in Project Quest and other workforce development strategies, and fund housing rehabilitation, especially for seniors. Want to know where they...
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