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Report and FAQ about living wage from Responsible Wealth, a project of United for a Fair Economy.
http://www.responsiblewealth.org/living_wage/

Campaign reports and articles about Dane County's cost of living and wages.
http://www.solidarity.com/LivingWage/

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/

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/

Includes information on existing ordinances and current campaigns.
http://www.livingwagecampaign.org/

General information and publications about living wage by the Economic Policy Institute.
http://www.epinet.org/Issueguides/livingwage/livingwage.html

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

An alliance of faith groups, unions, schools and community groups launches the first Living Wage Campaign in England.
http://www.livingwage.org.uk

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's campaign for fair treatment of staff and Sodexho workers on campus.
http://studentwebs.coloradocolle...utn/fairlabor/content/index.html

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/

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/

Proposes self-sufficiency standards and the potential advantages of a statewide living wage. Describes the recent history of local legislation on the issue.
http://progressivemaryland.org/page.php?id=148

Living wage resource site including research and an updated list of city proposals.
http://www.epionline.org/index_lw.cfm

The main purpose of the coalition is to address the problem of growing income inequality and poverty in its community.
http://www.livingwagesonoma.org/

A collection of interviews and information on campus "living wage" campaigns. Includes interviews with student activists and profiles of past campaigns.
http://www.clwproject.org/