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Business Leaders and Investors for a Living Wage Report and FAQ about living wage from Responsible Wealth, a project of United for a Fair Economy. http://www.responsiblewealth.org/living_wage/

Campus Living Wage Project A collection of interviews and information on campus "living wage" campaigns. Includes interviews with student activists and profiles of past campaigns. http://www.clwproject.org/

Dane County Living Wage Campaign Campaign reports and articles about Dane County's cost of living and wages. http://www.solidarity.com/LivingWage/

Employment Policies Institute - Living Wage Policies Living wage resource site including research and an updated list of city proposals. http://www.epionline.org/index_lw.cfm

Harvard Living Wage Campaign Campaign to eradicate poverty wages at Harvard University. Includes a comprehensive report on poverty wages at Harvard, with a detailed discussion of the spread low-wage labor on campus, analysis and critique of reforms developed by Harvard, and testimonies of Harvard workers. http://www.hcs.harvard.edu/~pslm/livingwage/

The Jus Semper Global Alliance Long term sustainable development through The Living Wages North and South Initiative (TLWNSI), a corporate social responsibility program for gradual wage equalization. http://www.jussemper.org/

Living Wage Coalition of Sonoma County (California) The main purpose of the coalition is to address the problem of growing income inequality and poverty in its community. http://www.livingwagesonoma.org/

Living Wage Resource Center Includes information on existing ordinances and current campaigns. http://www.livingwagecampaign.org/

Progressive Maryland: Living Wage Campaign Proposes self-sufficiency standards and the potential advantages of a statewide living wage. Describes the recent history of local legislation on the issue. http://progressivemaryland.org/page.php?id=148

United Students Against Sweatshops National network of student groups working to end sweatshops and other labor abuses. http://www.studentsagainstsweatshops.org

Vermont Livable Wage Campaign Frequently asked questions, analysis of working incomes, and organizing and actions in the state. http://www.vtlivablewage.org/

NPR : Low-Wage America According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, more than 20 million workers earn less than $9 an hour - not enough to buy the basics in some areas. In a series of special reports, NPR's Noah Adams travels throughout the US to profile the low-income workforce, talking with people about their jobs, their families and their hopes for the future. (2004) http://www.npr.org/news/specials/low_wage/

'Living wage' Laws Gain Momentum Across US A new study shows higher incomes from 'living wage' outweigh the cost in job losses. From the Christian Science Monitor. (March 15, 2002) http://www.csmonitor.com/2002/0315/p01s02-usec.html