Sentences with phrase «increasing living wage jobs»

Sadly, our current political leaders place more importance on increasing corporate profits than increasing living wage jobs.

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The pool of labor will increase in relation to jobs paying a living wage, and this will exert further downward pressure on wages.

They cite a new report which claims that raising the minimum wage to the level of the living wage would actually increase jobs in the UK.

«As I have said many times, no one who works a full - time job should have to live in poverty, and by increasing the minimum wage we can dramatically improve the lives of so many workers and their families.»

Be careful — look at this YouGov poll which shows a majority of people would support renationalisation of the utilities, increasing the minimum wage to # 10 and the top rate of tax to 60 %... but also a total ban on immigration and benefits for anyone who turns down a job, making life mean life with no parole in prison sentences and stopping all international aid.

* A salary and wage freeze through the life of the contract, with the exception of five year longevity increases or salary increases tied to job promotions

His trickle - down economic policies don't trickle down to working - class women, who need living wage jobs, a closing the male - female pay gap, affordable child care, paid family leave, and increased cash assistance and job and educational opportunities for single mothers in poverty,» added Hawkins.

Seneca County is among 50 entities that make up the Minimum Wage Reality Check campaign, which contends that a 67 percent minimum wage hike will end in job losses, tax increases and a higher cost of livWage Reality Check campaign, which contends that a 67 percent minimum wage hike will end in job losses, tax increases and a higher cost of livwage hike will end in job losses, tax increases and a higher cost of living.