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Search Home : Society : Issues : Labor : Living Wage
- 'Living wage' Laws Gain Momentum Across US: A new study shows higher incomes from 'living wage' outweigh the cost in job losses. From the Christian Science Monitor.
- Business Leaders and Investors for a Living Wage: Report and FAQ about living wage from Responsible Wealth, a project of United for a Fair Economy.
- Colorado College Fair Labor and Living Wage Campaign: Colorado College's campaign for fair treatment of staff and Sodexho workers on campus.
- Dane County Living Wage Campaign: Campaign reports and articles about Dane County's cost of living and wages.
- Employment Policies Institute - Living Wage Policies: Living wage `resource` site including research and an updated list of city proposals.
- England's First Living Wage Campaign: An alliance of faith groups, unions, schools and community groups launches the first Living Wage Campaign in England.
- Harvard Living Wage Campaign: Campaign to eradicate poverty wages at Harvard University. Includes a comprehensive report on poverty wages at Harvard, with a detailed discussion of the spread low-wage labor on campus, analysis and critique of reforms developed by Harvard, and testimonies of Harvard workers.
- Harvest for Humanity: An interdenominational employee-owner ministry, open to people of all faiths, races and ethnic backgrounds, working to provide improved economic opportunities.
- Living Wage Issue Guide: General information and publications about living wage by the Economic Policy Institute.
- Living Wage Resource Center: Includes information on existing ordinances and current campaigns.
- NPR : Low-Wage America: According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, more than 20 million workers earn less than $9 an hour - not enough to buy the basics in some areas. In a series of special reports, NPR's Noah Adams travels throughout the US to profile the low-income workforce, talking with people about their jobs, their families and their hopes for the future.
- Progressive Maryland: Living Wage Campaign: Proposes self-sufficiency standards and the potential advantages of a statewide living wage. Describes the recent history of local legislation on the issue.
- Somerville Living Wage Committee: Somerville MA residents for fair treatment at the workplace. Includes calendar of events and the group's living wage ordinance.
- The Jus Semper Global Alliance: Long term sustainable development through The Living Wages North and South Initiative (TLWNSI), a corporate social responsibility program for gradual wage equalization.
- The Living Wage: Describes an Oregon family's journey through nine budgets, beginning with welfare dependency and ending with living wage employment.
- Universal Living Wage Campaign: Introduction, petition, donations, volunteer information, FAQ, rent statistics, legislation, and links.
- Vermont Livable Wage Campaign: Frequently asked questions, analysis of working incomes, and organizing and actions in the state.
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