living wage
- n a wage sufficient for a worker and family to subsist comfortably
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- Minimum wage: good intentions, bad policy
Minimum wage laws are politically sacrosanct; politicians who argue against increasing the minimum wage commit political suicide. Voters believe that minimum wage laws are necessary to ensure that low-skilled workers, especially new entrants, teens and minorities, earn a living wage and are not exploited by greedy capitalists.
June 28, 2013 - Miami Herald - Wrongfully terminated Oakland Airport workers still fighting to get their jobs back
A year ago, Hakima Arhab, a former Subway employee at Oakland International Airport, spoke up about the restaurant breaking living wage laws that guarantee paid sick days for employees. For this, she believes she was fired.
June 28, 2013 - San Francisco Bay Guardian - Editorial: Tax deal could help create jobs
A bipartisan state Senate has approved a tax policy overhaul that could spur hiring into jobs that pay a living wage.
June 27, 2013 - The Sacramento Bee