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Bill Boyne, Post Bulletin (MN),
The rich keep getting richer, 12/28/07
Bread for the World,
Hunger 2008: Working Harder for Working Families (pdf)
UC Berkeley Labor Center,
Wage Policies and Wal-Mart: How a Higher Wage Standard Would Impact Wal-Mart Workers and Shoppers (pdf), 12/07
UC Berkeley Labor Center,
A Downward Push: The Impact of Wal-Mart Stores on Retail Wages and Benefits (pdf), 12/07
Al Norman, Huffington Post
A $10 minimum wage at Wal-Mart?, 12/07
Op-Ed: Holly Sklar,
Billionaires up, America down, McClatchy-Tribune News Service
DMI Blog,
Minimum Wage, Maximum Good, 10/31/07
Our Times (Canada),
A Fair Day's Pay: Minimum and Living Wage Campaigns in Canada, August-September 2007
Op-Ed:
John E. Schwarz, Raise poverty line to reflect economic reality,
Newsday, 9/18/07
Robert Kuttner, Boston Globe,
For workers, it's no holiday, 9/3/07
U.S. Census Bureau, annual
Income, Poverty and Health Insurance reports
David Moberg, In These Times,
The Secret Lives of Plutocrats, 8/28/07
Dallas Business Journal,
July's minimum wage hike has only upside for workers and businesses, 8/9/07
Jim Hightower,
Pushing for Shared Prosperity, 8/8/07
Cleveland Plain Dealer Editorial,
CEO pay and the minimum wage, 8/6/07<
Toronto Star,
Unchanged for years, minimum wage rises, 7/21/07
Op-Ed: Holly Sklar,
Pay CEOs less, minimum wage workers more, McClatchy-Tribune News Service
LETTERS to the Editor
Sampler
Rob Hotakainen, Kansas City Star/McClatchy Newspapers,
Members of Congress stand to receive automatic salary increases, 7/27/07
Beth Shulman and Cathy Ruckelshaus,
Getting that higher wage, TomPaine.com, 7/25/07
Mike Kelly, Cox News Service,
Minimum wage increase takes first jump, 7/25/07
OneWorld,
Working Americans celebrate minimum wage raise, 7/25/07
Press Release:
At July 24 Capitol Hill Rally Let Justice Roll Leader Calls for Making Minimum Wage a Living Wage, 7/24/07
AHN,
U.S. minimum wage increase; Business owners disagree on potential outcome, 7/24/07
UUSC,
Long overdue minimum wage increase gives U.S. workers much-needed boost; active state campaigns, 7/23/07
AP,
Federal minimum wage to rise on Tuesday, 7/21/07
Common Good Network,
Interview with Holly Sklar, 7/20/07
Press Release:
Wage On: For Let Justice Roll, July 24 Minimum Wage Hike Is Just Step Toward Living Wage, 7/16/07
Support the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA):
Click here for Faith Leaders Sign On Letter, More Actions and Information
AP,
House members vote to accept $4,400 cost of living pay raise, 6/28/07
Economic Policy Institute,
What a new federal minimum wage means for the states, 6/1/07
OneWorld,
Anti-poverty advocates cheer minimum wage increase, 5/31/07
Press Release:
Minimum Wage Raise Long Overdue Says Let Justice Roll, 5/25/07
OneWorld.net,
Minimum wage increase likely to remain tied to war bill, 5/18/07
Inc.,
Despite House vote, more delays expected on minimumw wage and tax cuts, 5/11/07
Press Release:
Let Justice Roll Hails State Victories, Tells Congress to Heed Will of People and Raise Minimum Wage Now, 5/9/07
Does Raising the Pay of Low-Wage Employees Reduce their Rate of Sickness Absence? Evidence from the Impact of Minimum Wage Legislation [in the UK]
Op-Ed: Holly Sklar,
Minimum wage raise is good for business, McClatchy-Tribune News Service
Chart:
Real Value of the Minimum Wage 1938 - 2006
Post-Election Teleconference
Click Here to Listen
U.S. Census Bureau, annual
Income, Poverty and Health Insurance reports
Wal-Mart/wages:
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A Just Minimum Wage, Ch. 6, "Low Road vs High Road" on "Wal-Mart business model; Costco comparison
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http://walmartwatch.com/
• Business Week,
What's with Wal-Mart's sales woes? 11/29/06
• Business Week,
The flip side of Wal-Mart's pay hikes, 8/14/06
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WakeUpWalMart.com responds to Wal-Mart's salary changes, 8/8/06
• New York Times,
Wal-Mart's latest special: 6% raises in some stores, 8/8/06
• Los Angeles Times,
Wal-Mart to raise and limit wages, 8/8/06
• Bloomberg,
Wal-Mart stores to increase starting pay rates, 8/7/06
• AP,
Wal-Mart backs hike to minimum wage, 6/28/06
• Roll Call,
Wal-Mart Flip-Flopped [on min wage], 6/28/06
• Economic Policy Institute,
The Wal-Mart Debate: A False Choice Between Prices and Wages, 6/15/06
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