United Methodist Women's Living Wage for All Campaign seeks to engage members as allies in passing state and local legislation that lays the base for a living wage for everyone. The living wage is what it takes for a family to meet basic needs of housing, food, transportation, utilities, etc., in their locale. United Methodist Women joins faith and labor coalitions working to raise the minimum wage to $15 per hour.
But that's still below the living wage, and that alone will not guarantee a living wage for all families. Wage theft and lack of sufficient work hours pose additional obstacles, for example. Domestic workers, tipped workers, farm workers—then majority African American and now mostly immigrant workers—were excluded from New Deal labor legislation and continue to be excluded from some labor rights today. This is a racial justice issue! There will be different
legislative entry points depending on your state or municipality.
Articles
- United Methodist Women Joins Coalition Urging Wendy's to Sign a Fair Food Agreement"living wage", "press release"
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- The United Methodist Church for All People, on gcorr.org"economic inequality", "living wage", "National Mission Institution", "National Mission Institutions", "NMI story"
- A Fresh Wind Blowing"economic call", "economic inequality", "living wage"
- United Methodist Women Rallies Against House Bill 2"economic inequality", "Leadership Development Days", "living wage", "press release"
- Doing Justice: Women’s Suffrage, Workers' Rights, Anti-Child Labor Efforts"economic inequality", legacy2017, "living wage"
- The Tax Plan: Congressional Leaders and White House Set Agenda"action alert", "economic inequality", "Economic Justice", "living wage"
- Program Advisory Group Focuses on Innovations, Economic Inequality at Spring Meeting"economic inequality", "living wage", PAG, "Program Advisory Group"
- Florida’s Farmworkers Take Their Fight to Park Avenue"economic inequality", "Fair Trade", Farmworkers, "living wage"
- Poverty Among the Elderly: Seeking Justice in Aging"economic inequality", "Economic Justice", food, "Food Justice", "living wage", poverty
- This Changes Everything "economic inequality", "living wage", response
- Supreme Court Janus Decision Hurts Unions and Working Families"economic inequality", "Economic Justice", "living wage", "press release"
- What the $1.3 Trillion Omnibus Bill Passed by Congress Means for America"action alert", "economic inequality", "living wage"
- Fight for SNAP "action alert", "economic inequality", Farm, Farmworkers, food, "Food Justice", hunger, inequality”, "living wage"
- United Methodist Women Leaders Join Poor People’s Campaign in D.C."economic inequality", "Economic Justice", "living wage"
- Freedom Fast for Fair Food"economic inequality", Farmworkers, food, "living wage", response, workers
- Electing Candidates Committed to Transforming the Lives of Women, Girls and Families"action alert", "economic inequality", "living wage", vote
- United Methodist Women Joins Columbus Groups in Rally for Living WageAssembly, "Assembly 2018", "economic injustice", "living wage", "press release"
- Enough to Thrive"Economic Inequality", "living wage", response, "women's rights"
- Everyone Deserves a Living Wage"Economic Justice", "Food Justice", "gender justice", "living wage", "minimum wage", response