Working for a Living Wage

Living wage campaigns seek to require private businesses that benefit from public money to pay their workers a living wage (usually defined as at least enough to bring a family of four to the federal poverty line, currently $8.20 an hour). Over the years, activists have adapted the living wage phras...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Multinational monitor 2001-01, Vol.22 (1/2), p.14
1. Verfasser:	Kern, Jen
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Activists Airports Civil rights Contractors Demonstrations & protests Economic development Employees Employers Employment Evaluation Grass roots movement Hotels & motels Labor laws and legislation Labor movement Labor relations Labor unions Living wage Local elections Minimum wage Municipal government Political activity Political aspects Restaurants Subsidies United States Wages Wages & salaries Working poor
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Zusammenfassung:	Living wage campaigns seek to require private businesses that benefit from public money to pay their workers a living wage (usually defined as at least enough to bring a family of four to the federal poverty line, currently $8.20 an hour). Over the years, activists have adapted the living wage phrase to a range of campaigns around working conditions, workers' right to organize and corporate accountability.
ISSN:	0197-4637 2163-5285