Living Wage

Bloomberg III Opens With Armory Battle

Jarrett Murphy | Posted 11.19.2009 | New York


Jarrett Murphy

The fight over living wages at the Kingsbridge Armory has become a linchpin for the living wage movement and an important test just weeks after Bloomberg won re-election by a thin margin.

Wal-Mart Chicago Expansion Facing City Council

Chicago Sun-Times | FRAN SPIELMAN | Posted 05.23.2009 | Chicago


Whether the city should allow Wal-Mart to expand its presence here - a political donnybrook that gave birth to the big-box minimum wage ordinance that...

Not Just Any Job is Good Enough

Beth Shulman | Posted 04.10.2009 | Living


Beth Shulman

President Obama should use the power of the presidency to ensure living wages in the jobs resulting from his initiatives. Pre-recession, 1/4 of jobs in the U.S. paid sub-poverty wages.