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324 <br />A Voice for Working California <br />21 September 2021 <br />To the Mayor and City Council of Santa Ana <br />Andrea Zinder <br />President <br />International Vice President <br />Matt Bell <br />Secretary - Treasurer <br />On behalf of the 21,000 members of United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 324, including <br />over 1,250 residents of the City of Santa Ana, I would like to express our strong support for the <br />consideration of the adoption of a rent stabilization ordinance, as well as the adoption of an ordinance <br />that requires evictions for "just cause". <br />Our members have a long tradition of fighting employers for better wages and benefits. We are proud <br />of the contracts we have won for workers at companies such as Kroger, CVS and Disney, to name a few. <br />But it is abundantly clear that any gains made at the bargaining table are more than made up by the <br />increasing costs of rent. There is no way that our members will truly thrive unless cities like Santa Ana <br />take the important step of curbing excessive rent increases. <br />That step, along with the equally important decision to require "just cause" evictions, will give our <br />members more financial security. By alleviating the stress that comes with coping with ever - <br />skyrocketing rent increases and omnipresent threat of eviction, the City will have made a dramatic <br />improvement on the lives of our members. Hard workingmen and women will not be compelled to <br />work additional jobs to keep up with the price of rent and can use that time to spend with their children <br />or to be more fully invested in their community. <br />I sincerely hope that the Council takes this important step. <br />Sincerely, <br />Andrea Zinder <br />President <br />United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 324 <br />8530 Stanton Ave., P.O. Box 5004, Buena Park, CA 90622-5004 • (714) 995-4601 • (800) 244-UFCW - Fax (714) 995-8214 • www.utcw324.or1 <br />® - 25 <br />