[Southern California Permaculture] IPhone IPad Users!/Apple's Shareholders Vote today on Liveable Wage

[Margie Bushman, Santa Barbara Permaculture Network]

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Dear Green American,

Today Apple's shareowners are voting to approve the compensation 
packages of its top executives at its annual shareowner meeting in 
Cupertino, CA. The company broke records last quarter, selling 74.5 
million iPhones and earning $18 billion in profits. Executives will 
be rewarded lavishly.

CEO Tim Cook earns a $1.7 million salary and $9.2 million in total 
compensation. Other senior VPs earn a $947,596 salary and an average 
of $28 million in total compensation.

What won't be discussed at the meeting is the ongoing struggle of the 
workers who make Apple's highly profitable products. While executives 
earn millions, workers make a little over $3/hour. In order to earn 
enough to cover living expenses, workers rely on overtime, sometimes 
working as many as 64 hours per week at one Apple supplier.

We've estimated that Apple could pay its 1.5 million workers a decent 
wage for only $12.38 more per device. That's just 7% of its profits 
last quarter.

Green America, 
<http://salsa3.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=w3pX3WVFWadbpk0J5nk1kMR0UAqqzrbG>Our 
newest infographic breaks this calculation down.


Would you pay $12.38 more per iPhone to ensure workers are earning 
decent wages?

Apple could, and Apple should.

Bad Apple Campaign:
<http://salsa3.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=RwntA7hNi6PeNzfaGAP9a8R0UAqqzrbG>Please 
share this infographic on Facebook and Twitter to help get the word out.


more info: www.greenamerica.org












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