Websites on Living Wage:
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)