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Employment Policies Institute - Living Wage Policies
Living wage resource site including research and an updated list of city proposals.
http://www.livingwage.org
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.
http://www.responsiblewealth.org/living_wage/
Dane County Living Wage Campaign
Campaign reports and articles about Dane County's cost of living and wages.
http://www.solidarity.com/LivingWage/
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.
http://www.hcs.harvard.edu/~pslm/livingwage/
The Living Wage
Describes an Oregon family's journey through nine budgets, beginning with welfare dependency and ending with living wage employment.
http://www.efn.org/~fairhous/livingwage/
Living Wage Resource Center
Includes information on existing ordinances and current campaigns.
http://www.livingwagecampaign.org/
Living Wage Issue Guide
General information and publications about living wage by the Economic Policy Institute.
http://www.epinet.org/Issueguides/livingwage/livingwage.html
Somerville Living Wage Committee
Somerville MA residents for fair treatment at the workplace. Includes calendar of events and the group's living wage ordinance.
http://the-ville.com/slwc/
Universal Living Wage Campaign
Introduction, petition, donations, volunteer information, FAQ, rent statistics, legislation, and links.
http://www.universallivingwage.org/
Harvest for Humanity
An interdenominational employee-owner ministry, open to people of all faiths, races and ethnic backgrounds, working to provide improved economic opportunities.
http://www.aboutharvest.org
England's First Living Wage Campaign
An alliance of faith groups, unions, schools and community groups launches the first Living Wage Campaign in England.
http://www.livingwage.org.uk
'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.
http://www.csmonitor.com/2002/0315/p01s02-usec.html
Colorado College Fair Labor and Living Wage Campaign
Colorado College's campaign for fair treatment of staff and Sodexho workers on campus.
http://studentwebs.coloradocollege.edu/~g_piescoputn/fairlabor/content/index.html
Progressive Maryland: Living Wage Campaign
Proposes self-sufficiency standards and the potential advantages of a statewide living wage; links to related sites.
http://progressivemaryland.org/issues/living/
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.
http://www.jussemper.org/
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.
http://www.npr.org/news/specials/low_wage/
Vermont Livable Wage Campaign
Frequently asked questions, analysis of working incomes, and organizing and actions in the state.
http://www.vtlivablewage.org/
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