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A Living Wage for All!

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 PDF Document opens in a new window. legislative entry points depending on your state or municipality.