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» 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.

» 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.

» 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.

» 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.

» 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.

» 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.

» 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.

» 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.

» United Students Against Sweatshops - National network of student groups working to end sweatshops and other labor abuses.

» 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.

» 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. (2004)

» '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. (March 15, 2002)

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