|
|
1. |
'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.
|
|
|
2. |
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.
|
|
|
3. |
Dane County Living Wage Campaign
-
Campaign reports and articles about Dane County's cost of living and wages.
|
|
|
4. |
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.
|
|
|
5. |
Harvest for Humanity
-
An interdenominational employee-owner ministry, open to people of all faiths, races and ethnic backgrounds, working to provide improved economic opportunities.
|
|
|
6. |
Living Wage Issue Guide
-
General information and publications about living wage by the Economic Policy Institute.
|
|
|
7. |
Living Wage Resource Center
-
Includes information on existing ordinances and current campaigns.
|
|
|
8. |
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.
|
|
|
9. |
The Living Wage
-
Describes an Oregon family's journey through nine budgets, beginning with welfare dependency and ending with living wage employment.
|
|
|
10. |
United Students Against Sweatshops
-
National network of student groups working to end sweatshops and other labor abuses.
|
|
|
11. |
Universal Living Wage Campaign
-
Introduction, petition, donations, volunteer information, FAQ, rent statistics, legislation, and links.
|
|
|
12. |
Vermont Livable Wage Campaign
-
Frequently asked questions, analysis of working incomes, and organizing and actions in the state.
|
|
|
13. |
Campus Living Wage Project
-
A collection of interviews and information on campus "living wage" campaigns. Includes interviews with student activists and profiles of past campaigns.
|
|
|
14. |
Colorado College Fair Labor and Living Wage Campaign
-
Colorado College's campaign for fair treatment of staff and Sodexho workers on campus.
|
|
|
15. |
Employment Policies Institute - Living Wage Policies
-
Living wage resource site including research and an updated list of city proposals.
|
|
|
16. |
Living Wage Coalition of Sonoma County (California)
-
The main purpose of the coalition is to address the problem of growing income inequality and poverty in its community.
|
|
|
17. |
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.
|
|
|
18. |
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.
|
