Equity in the Balance How a Living Wage Would Help Women and People of Color Make Ends Meet November 2104 Press Releases: Groundbreaking Report Reveals Evidence of Economic Racism Only 52 percent of Full-Time Workers of Color Earn Enough to Make Ends Meet Legislature Set to Ban Local Minimum Wage Laws – Bozeman Daily ChronicleContinue reading “Equity in the Balance – Press and Media Hits”
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Families Out of Balance – Press and Media hits
Families Out of Balance How a Living Wage Helps Working Families Move From Debt to Stability August 2014 Press Release: Families Out of Balance: Living Wages Move Families from Survive to Thrive Media Connecticut “Working Families Struggling to Make Ends Meet are Sliding Deeper into Debt” – Connecticut Post Blog “Campaign demands better job access” – YaleContinue reading “Families Out of Balance – Press and Media hits”
Minimum Wage Shouldn’t Force Workers to Live in Poverty
On New Year’s Day, 20 states raised their minimum wages. That leaves a lot of states that aren’t increasing the minimum wage — along with the federal government. Even some of those employees who are getting increases don’t have much to celebrate. Workers in Florida might barely notice their 12-cents-an-hour raise. And the extra 15 centsContinue reading “Minimum Wage Shouldn’t Force Workers to Live in Poverty”
Making Ends Meet: Unaffordable Housing
Last month, we showed just how difficult it is for working parents to afford to pay for child care and cover other living expenses. One of those other major living expenses that all workers must account for is the cost of housing and utilities. Housing is considered affordable if it costs no more than 30Continue reading “Making Ends Meet: Unaffordable Housing”
Making Ends Meet: The High Cost of Child Care
What does it take to make ends meet? For workers making less than $15 an hour – which is about 40 percent of all workers in the United States – housing, food, and transportation are all major expenses. But for a working parent with young children, one of the biggest expenses is likely to beContinue reading “Making Ends Meet: The High Cost of Child Care”
Only 52 percent of Full-Time Workers of Color Earn Enough to Make Ends Meet
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Nov. 18, 2014 Contact: Kathy Mulady, communications director kathy@allianceforajustsociety.org Only 52 percent of Full-Time Workers of Color Earn Enough to Make Ends Meet Just 57 percent of women and 42 percent of Latino workers earn enough working full time to cover their basic needs SEATTLE — During this season of abundance, manyContinue reading “Only 52 percent of Full-Time Workers of Color Earn Enough to Make Ends Meet”
Who Earns a Living Wage, and Who Doesn’t?
A living wage: the ability to make ends meet, to provide for necessities as well as to have some left over for savings and miscellaneous expenses. It sounds simple, but for a large number of workers across the country, it is far out of reach. For a staggering percentage of women and people of color,Continue reading “Who Earns a Living Wage, and Who Doesn’t?”
Groundbreaking Report Reveals Evidence of Economic Racism
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 18, 2014 Contact: Kathy Mulady, Communications director Alliance for a Just Society (206) 992-8787 Groundbreaking Report Reveals Evidence of Economic Racism Study: Just Half of Full-Time Workers of Color Earn Enough to Make Ends Meet SEATTLE — Throughout our nation’s history, women and people of color have faced an uneven playing field. ThatContinue reading “Groundbreaking Report Reveals Evidence of Economic Racism”
Voter Support Spreading Nationwide for Higher Minimum Wage
Workers deserve to earn enough to support themselves and their families. This concept has helped guide the work of the Alliance for a Just Society for years. And, in the recent midterm elections, voters in five states and two cities showed that this is an issue that is important to people of all backgrounds, inContinue reading “Voter Support Spreading Nationwide for Higher Minimum Wage”
King County Living Wage Ordinance a Modest Step to Address Inequalities
On the heels of the historic passage of Seattle’s $15 minimum wage, a King County Council committee will be voting next week on a living wage ordinance that would apply to county employees and contractors for broader King County. The Alliance testified at a Council committee hearing on Sept. 2 calling for adoption of the legislation,Continue reading “King County Living Wage Ordinance a Modest Step to Address Inequalities”