living-wage

With unemployment topping 12% in Columbia County, Greg Hinkelman, city manager of Clatskanie, the nearest town to St. Helens, said both coal terminals would be welcome, providing what he terms "living-wage jobs."

Coal Fuels a Fight in Oregon Joel Millman 2012

The politically charged, so-called "living-wage" proposal would obligate companies that get city tax breaks to pay employees $10 an hour, plus benefits - up from the current $7.25 minimum hourly wage.

NYDN Rss REUVEN BLAU 2011

While Quinn isn't supporting the wage requirement for tenants in these projects, the council will be urging the Economic Development Corp. to negotiate a living-wage standard for tenants when it brokers these types of deals.

Quinn Backs Compromise on Wage Bill Michael Howard Saul 2012

That, along with the loss of SROs and less living-wage jobs, has been a major factor in the increase of homelessness over the last 30-40 years (since the Reagan Administration refocused HUD away from building units).

Puget Sound Sees 50 Percent Decline in New Households « PubliCola 2010

According to labor union officials, about 70,000 home-care workers in New York City—about half the total employed—aren't covered by the city's living-wage, now set at $10 an hour plus benefits.

Savings Plan Isn't All Savings Jacob Gershman 2011

Standing next to leaders on both sides of the divisive battle over living-wage legislation, New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn said Friday she will support a compromise that will not mandate higher wages for employees of businesses that move into real-estate projects developed with government subsidies.

Quinn Backs Compromise on Wage Bill Michael Howard Saul 2012

If our goverment would level the labor playing field we could return millions of living-wage manufacturing jobs to America.

Think Progress » ThinkFast: February 3, 2010 2010

We need living-wage jobs in order not to be worried and they dont 'seem to be on the horizon. forevergreen

One Liberal Constituency Group, Environmentalists, are Bummed, Though. « PubliCola 2010

Especially when we lost millions of living-wage jobs for that very reason.

Think Progress » ThinkFast: February 3, 2010 2010

That battle gave birth to the movement for the living-wage law.

Quinn Backs Compromise on Wage Bill Michael Howard Saul 2012