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Australia |
Queensland |
Australia and New Zealand |
Carseldine |
BIGA |
Basic Income Guarantee Australia |
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A Universal Basic Income is an unconditional cash payment to individuals sufficient to meet basic needs |
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Promoting a universal basic income guarantee as a just path to poverty elimination, economic security and solidarity |
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Belgium |
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Worldwide |
Brussels |
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Catch the Flame - An electronic relay race |
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Alternative Olympic Flame |
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Brings attention to the need for the Olympics movement to stamp out abuses of labour standards in workplaces making Olympics goods |
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Canada |
ON |
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Ottawa |
NAPO / ONAP |
National Anti-Poverty Organization / Organisation nationale anti-pauvreté |
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Make the Minimum Wage a Living Wage |
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Llabour, faith, student, women, anti-poverty and immigrant and visible minority groups working together with provincial coalitions |
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Canada |
ON |
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Toronto |
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Against Wage-Labour |
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Anti-wage-labour activists and members of the international working class movement |
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Striving to unite and organize the working masses against the foundation of wage-slavery |
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Canada |
ON |
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Waterloo |
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Tamarack - An Institute for Community Engagement |
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The Vibrant Communities Living Wage Learning Initiative |
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Assists communities on if and how they productively employ a voluntary or regulatory approach in their efforts to reduce poverty. |
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England |
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Worldwide |
London |
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Global Week of Action |
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Setting The Peoples Agenda |
April 10 - 16, 2005 |
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Individuals, organisations and trade campaigns unite to be part of one of the biggest mobilisations against poverty ever |
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England |
Greater London |
Worldwide |
London |
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War on Want |
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Fights poverty in developing countries in partnership with people affected by globalisation |
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We campaign for human rights and against the root causes of global poverty, inequality and injustice. |
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England |
Greater London |
Nation Wide |
London |
FBU |
Fire Brigades Union |
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fair pay for the fire service |
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England |
Greater London |
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London |
WDM |
World Development Movement |
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Justice for the world's poor |
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We campaign for fairer world trade, regulating multinationals and cancelling Third World debt. |
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England |
GTM |
Nation Wide |
Manchester |
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30K Fire Pay |
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Pay Campaign for the Fire Service |
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Campaign by firefighters and fire control staff for professional pay of 30 thousand pounds. |
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England |
GTM |
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Manchester |
GMPLU |
Greater Manchester Low Pay Unit |
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Provides a high quality FREE and CONFIDENTIAL telephone advice service about rights at work. |
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England |
Oxfordshire |
Worldwide |
Oxford |
GCAP |
Global Call for action Against Poverty |
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WHITE BAND |
You can be part of this global movement by wearing the white band in 2005. Join the Global Call to action Against Poverty. |
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Committed to forcing world leaders to live up to their promises, and to make a breakthrough on poverty in 2005. |
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England |
West Midlands |
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West Midlands Low Pay Unit |
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| 014 |
England |
Yorkshire |
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Dewsbury |
PERS |
Pay & Employment Rights Service |
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Provides a range of free and affordable employment rights services to individuals and employers |
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Germany |
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Berlin |
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Mindestlohn ~ Für einen gesetzlichen Mindestlohn |
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No wages under 7,50 euro in the hour |
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Minimum wage ~ for a legal minimum wage |
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Demands for improved wages, better jobs, working conditions, and representation. |
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Ireland |
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Dublin |
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Make Poverty History Ireland Campaign |
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An alliance of development organisations, trade unions and campaigning groups |
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Mobilising around key opportunities in 2005 to drive forward the struggle against poverty and injustice. |
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Korea |
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Seoul |
CCEJ |
Citizens' Coalition for Economic Justice |
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A nationwide citizens' movement working for economic justice, environment protection and democratic development |
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Russia |
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St. Petersberg |
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Russian Wages |
HQ |
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Pay us our wages |
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English |
Support Russian Workers' Campaign Against The Scandal of Unpaid Wages |
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Russia |
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St. Petersberg |
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Russian Wages |
HQ |
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Pay us our wages |
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Russian |
Support Russian Workers' Campaign Against The Scandal of Unpaid Wages |
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Scotland |
Lanark |
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Glasgow |
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Scottish Low Pay Unit |
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Campaigning for fairness at work |
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An independent organisation committed to improving the position of low paid workers |
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UK |
Greater London |
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London |
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Low Pay Unit |
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The leading source of information and advice on the rights of low paid workers. |
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US |
CA |
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Berkeley |
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Center for Labor Research and Education |
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Living Wage |
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Reports about a series of studies to assess the economic impact of living wage initiatives on the workforce in California. |
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US |
CA |
Central San Joaquin Valley |
Fresno |
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Community Alliance |
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A magazine about building a powerful progressive movement that will support rights, and a living wage for all working people. |
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US |
CA |
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Los Angeles |
LAANE |
Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy |
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Fighting For Fair Wages in our City |
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Recognized as a national authority on issues affecting the working poor and an innovator in the fight against working poverty. |
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US |
CA |
San Francisco East Bay region |
Oakland |
EBASE |
East Bay Alliance for a Sustainable Economy |
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Supports research, policy development, coalition building, leadership development around issues impacting the low-wage workforce |
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US |
CA |
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Sacramento |
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California Minimum Wage Increase |
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Get your new CalBizCentral Employer Posters that reflect the new California minimum wage increase. |
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Post the new Employer Posters in your place of business by January 1, 2007, in order to stay compliant with state and federal law. |
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US |
CA |
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Sacramento |
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Sacramento Living Wage Campaign |
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Sacramento Needs a Living Wage! |
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Community members, labor leaders, religious institutions and concerned citizens that address the problem of working poverty |
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US |
CA |
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San Diego |
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San Diego Living Wage Campaign |
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Dedicated to securing livable wages and dignity on the job for the thousands of low-wage workers that operate our regional economy |
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US |
CA |
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San Jose |
WPUSA |
Working Partnerships USA |
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Crafts innovative solutions to the problems of the New Economy |
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US |
CA |
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Santa Barbara |
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Santa Barbara Living Wage Coalition |
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US |
CA |
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Santa Barbara |
PUEBLO |
People United for Economic justice, Building Leadership through Organizing |
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A leading voice for economic justice: living wage campaign, campaign to decrease bus fares, Working Families Agenda development. |
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US |
CA |
Sonoma County |
Santa Rosa |
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Living Wage Coalition of Sonoma County |
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US |
CA |
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Stanford |
SLAC |
Stanford Labor Action Coalition |
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A group of active Stanford students who work closely with workers, local unions, other student groups, faculty, community groups |
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US |
DC |
Nationwide |
Washington |
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Living Wage for Colleges and Universities |
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Fighting to ensure that colleges and universities pay all of their employees a wage that meets their basic needs |
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US |
DC |
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Washington |
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Fairness Initiative on Low-Wage Work |
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Low-Wage Work leads to harsh working conditions, reduced benefits, and fewer opportunities for advancement for workers |
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US |
DC |
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Washington |
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Half In Ten: From Poverty to Prosperity |
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A Campaign to Cut Poverty in the United States in Half in Ten Years |
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A nonpartisan, research, organizing and educational campaign dedicated to reducing poverty in the USA by 50% within ten years. |
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US |
DC |
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Washington |
ACORN |
Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now |
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Living Wage Resource Center |
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Includes a brief history of the movement, background materials, and links to other living wage-related sites. |
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US |
DC |
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Washington |
EPF |
Employment Policy Foundation |
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Living Wage Research |
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Living Wage Movement is the creation Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) to elevate the hourly wage rate |
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US |
DC |
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Washington |
LWAC |
Living Wage Action Coalition |
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Students and recent grads from campuses that share experiences from their living wage and student-worker solidarity campaigns |
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US |
DC |
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Washington |
MWW |
Making Wages Work |
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Policies and programs that supplement income & wages in order to help families escape poverty, as well as avoid welfare dependency |
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US |
FL |
Southwest Florida |
Immokalee |
CIW |
Coalition of Immokalee Workers |
HQ |
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Boycott the Bell! Taco Bell Boycott Headquarters |
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Campaign in support of thousands of hard-working Florida farmworkers who pick tomatoes at a unchanged piece rate |
| 042 |
US |
FL |
Miami-Dade County |
Miami |
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Miami Workers Center |
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A strategy and organizing center for low-income communities and low-wage workers |
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US |
FL |
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St Petersburg |
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Floridians For All |
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Floridians for All PAC |
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A campaign to raise the Florida minimum wage |
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US |
GA |
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Atlanta |
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Atlanta Living Wage Coalition |
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It is time for a Living Wage in Atlanta! |
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US |
IN |
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Indianapolis |
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Indianapolis Living Wage Campaign |
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A Living Wage Ordinance for Indianapolis |
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US |
IN |
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Notre Dame |
PSA |
Progressive Student Alliance |
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Justice for Notre Dame Workers |
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US |
IN |
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Richmond |
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The Earlham College Fair Wage Campaign |
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A group of community members (students, staff and faculty) who seek to implement a fair wage policy at Earlham College |
| 048 |
US |
KS |
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Manhattan |
MAPJ |
Manhattan Alliance for Peace & Justice |
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Living Wage Project |
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To receive public funds for economic development, these companies should have to pay their employees a minimum Living Wage. |
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US |
MA |
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Cambridge |
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Harvard Living Wage Campaign |
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English/Spanish |
A campaign to eradicate poverty wages at harvard - because workers can't eat prestige |
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US |
MA |
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Cambridge |
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Occupation: The story of the Harvard living wage sit-in |
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EnMasseFilms documents the historic three-week sit-in by the Harvard Living Wage Campaign. |
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A dynamic story of how students and immigrant janitors took on - and defeated - one of the most powerful corporations in the world |
| 051 |
US |
MD |
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Baltimore |
SLAC |
Student Labor Action Committee |
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Living Wage Campaign |
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A group of students, faculties, and local activists concerned about labor and social justice issues |
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US |
MD |
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Baltimore |
UWA |
United Workers Association |
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Organizes the Low-Wage Workers of Maryland |
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US |
MI |
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Ann Arbor |
SOLE |
Students Organizing for Labor and Economic Equality |
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Student organization at the University of Michigan |
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US |
MN |
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St Paul |
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JOBS NOW |
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JNC |
JOBS NOW Coalition |
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Committed to the idea that all Minnesota workers will have the opportunity to earn a family-supporting wage. |
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US |
MN |
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St Paul |
SLAC |
Student Labor Action Coalition |
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Mac SLAC |
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Presented by the student body at Macalester College |
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US |
NM |
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Albuquerque |
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New Mexico Fair Wage |
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New Mexico Living Wage |
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Hard work deserves fair pay |
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US |
NM |
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Santa Fe |
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Santa Fe Living Wage Network |
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The first city in the country with the Living Wage ordinance that applies broadly to the private sector. |
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US |
NY |
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East Syracuse |
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Syracuse Living Wage Campaign |
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A coalition of community, labor, and religious groups, and concerned citizens, working together to create a Living Wage ordinance |
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US |
NY |
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New York |
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New Party |
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Living Wage Campaign |
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To keep people informed about the various living wage campaigns across the country |
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US |
NY |
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New York |
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Raise The Floor |
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Wages and Policies that work for All of Us |
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Promotes wages and policies that work so we can all make ends meet. |
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US |
NY |
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Palisades |
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Waging a Living - Roger Weisberg's alarming and heart-wrenching new documentary |
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This film puts a human face on the growing economic squeeze that is forcing millions of workers into the ranks of the poor. |
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The documentary chronicles the day-to-day battles of four low-wage earners fighting to lift their families out of poverty. |
| 062 |
US |
OH |
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Columbus |
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Raise The Wage |
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Ohioans For A Fair Minimum Wage |
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Help Us Make A Fair Minimum Wage a reality for Ohio workers. |
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US |
OR |
Medford and the Rogue Valley |
Medford |
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Medford Living Wage Campaign |
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It is our goal to have the Medford City Council pass a Living Wage Ordinance |
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US |
PA |
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Pittsburgh |
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Living Wage Committee |
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A progressive activist group on the University of Pittsburgh campus |
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US |
PA |
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Pittsburgh |
APA |
Alliance for Progressive Action |
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Western PA Living Wage Campaign |
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For Communities Where Families Can Afford To Live and Work |
| 066 |
US |
PA |
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State College |
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Living Wage Calculator |
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A living wage calculator to estimate the cost of living in your community or region. |
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The calculator lists typical expenses, the living wage and typical wages for the selected location. |
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US |
PA |
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Swarthmore |
SLWDC |
Swarthmore College Living Wage and Democracy Campaign |
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Swarthmore staff, faculty and students working to improve staff wages, transparency of staff-related decisions, staff inclusion |
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US |
RI |
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Providence |
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Poverty Institute at Rhode Island College School of Social Work |
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Poverty Institute |
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Works to promote economic security and a balanced approach to economic development for low and moderate-income Rhode Islanders |
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US |
RI |
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Providence |
AFL-CIO |
American Federation of Labor - Congress of Industrial Organizations |
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Rhode Island AFL-CIO Dislocated Workers Program |
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US |
TN |
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Nashville |
TIRN |
Tennessee Industrial Renewal Network |
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Nashville Living Wage Campaign |
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US |
TX |
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Austin |
ALWC |
Austin Living Wage Coalition |
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Dedicated to the principle that every working person is entitled to a decent standard of living. |
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US |
TX |
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Austin |
ULW |
Universal Living Wage |
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United We Stand! |
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To ensure that all 40 hour a week workers will be able to afford housing wherever they do that work. |
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US |
VA |
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Charlottesville |
LAG |
Labor Action Group |
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Labor Action Group at the University of Virginia |
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We believe that people should have a voice in matters affecting them as employees. |
| 074 |
US |
VA |
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Charlottesville |
LAG |
Labor Action Group |
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Living Wage Campaign |
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An organization of students, faculty, staff, and local community members dedicated to fighting for the rights of working people |
| 075 |
US |
WI |
South Central Wisconsin |
Madison |
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Interfaith Coalition for Worker Justice of South Central Wisconsin |
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To improve wages, benefits and working conditions for workers, especially low-wage workers. |
| 076 |
US |
WI |
Dane County |
Madison |
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Dane County Living Wage Campaign |
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Living Wages for a Stronger Community |
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A day's work deserves a fair day's pay, and if you want to do business with taxpayers' dollars, you must pay decent wages |
