Sentences with phrase «of the living wage campaign»

It is action by the poorest, and not simply for them, which has led to the extraordinary success of the Living Wage Campaign, and which has driven on the Just Money campaign against exploitative lending over the last four years.

Matthew Bolton, who is the lead London Citizens community organiser in east London and head of the Living Wage campaign, said: «James is very special to us.

In recent years, this movement has crystallised in the form of the Living Wage Campaign, a carefully calculated figure that amounts to the minimum wage that people need to keep a family in health and properly housed, fed, and able to contribute to society.

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As the Archbishop of Buenos Aires he waged a strong campaign in defense of life and the Church's teachings on the Christian family, despite enduring attacks from the militantly secular Argentine government and its allies.

By January 2001 — only six years after the Baltimore campaign succeeded — 155 living - wage initiatives had been put forward; 59 of these had been enacted and 12 defeated, 17 were actively pending and 67 were dormant.

The cause that prompted him to speak at the Cambridge Union and at other universities, for example, was the campaign for the Living Wage, a wage meant to cover the costs of life that the current minimum wage does not and one which the Cambridge newspaper «Varsity» recently revealed was not being extended to large numbers of low - earning workers within our multi-billion pound UniversWage, a wage meant to cover the costs of life that the current minimum wage does not and one which the Cambridge newspaper «Varsity» recently revealed was not being extended to large numbers of low - earning workers within our multi-billion pound Universwage meant to cover the costs of life that the current minimum wage does not and one which the Cambridge newspaper «Varsity» recently revealed was not being extended to large numbers of low - earning workers within our multi-billion pound Universwage does not and one which the Cambridge newspaper «Varsity» recently revealed was not being extended to large numbers of low - earning workers within our multi-billion pound University.

But the talkers have inhabited separate enclaves — Greens here; Occupy London there; Citizens UK in the middle distance; the Living Wage campaign alongside them; Compass, the non-party campaigning group of the democratic left, in the foreground — and, despite their captivating élan, they have not yet launched a true conversation.

However at the official launch of Labour's local council campaign in Newark he appeared to focus on national policies including raising corporation tax, increasing the living wage and nationalising the railways.

At Pratt, he led many successful community - planning efforts, as well as campaigns to expand affordable housing and create NYC's «inclusionary zoning» program, which requires developers seeking tax breaks to set aside 20 percent of their units for low and moderate income families and pay a living wage to their service workers.

Ed Miliband's campaign for a living wage of more than # 7 an hour is a promising start.

A brilliant campaign waged by Alexis Tsipras and the leadership of Syriza united all those who want an end to austerity and to the national humiliation of living under the diktat of Brussels / Frankfurt and Washington.

And it was this experience that inspired me to put the living wage at the centre of my Labour leadership campaign.

Through its campaigning and negotiating — ordinary people brought face to face with politicians and businessmen with «testimonies» about how they live their lives — the organisation was successful in getting Ken Livingstone, the former mayor of London, to back a living wage in the capital, and to persuade the current mayor, Boris Johnson, to maintain it.

He had campaigned on a promise of more affordable homes, a better transport system and a living wage «that reflects the reality of living in our great city».

In the last two campaigns for governor, Hawkins pushed for a living wage for workers, a ban on fracking and a millionaires» tax - all positions that Cuomo later adopted as part of his platform.

Despite campaigning for the living wage to be paid in the public sector and for zero - hours contracts to be scrapped, Freedom of Information requests have shown that all three of the councils controlled or led by Plaid Cymru — Ceredigion, Conwy, and Gwynedd - pay people less than the living wage and use zero - hours contracts.

«On behalf of the half - million New Yorkers invested in our fight for a living wage for direct care workers, we want to express our gratitude for the tremendous support we've received from members of the Senate and Assembly,» the campaign said in a statement.

«Women's equality in all forms, campaign finance reform, sorely needed, it's the basis of our democracy, and minimum wage so people can live a decent life,» she said.

In preparation for a long - awaited Nov. 22 City Council hearing on Living Wage legislation, which has its roots in the battle over the fate of the Kingsbridge Armory, supporters, including several Council members, are stepping up their p.r. campaign.

The union has been at the forefront of a global campaign for Fast Food Workers Rights which calls for a living wage http://fastfoodrights.wordpress.com/

Members of the Public and Commercial Services union have launched a campaign to increase their pay to the «London living wage» of # 7.85 an hour.

«Campaign finance reform, a ban on fracking, a live - able wage, if these are the kind of issues you want, the only way to tell the government that is by voting for the Green Party,» said Hawkins.

The campaign for a $ 15 an hour minimum wage in New York is being fought on emotional grounds - as a tool to fight poverty, to fix income inequality and to ensure a «living wage» for people on the lowest rungs of the economic ladder.

The seven - minute clip sees the candidate discussing historic figures like Elizabeth Cady Stanton and John Brown, and cycling through his campaign platforms, including single - payer health care, a living wage and removing the corrosive influence of money in politics.

Gordon Brown (18/4/10) Hung parliaments, campaign, the Queen - 12m 18s (48.5 %) Immigration - 5m 21s (21 %) Bankers - 3m 11s (12.5 %) Ash cloud - 2m 40s (10.5 %) Afghanistan - 1m 56s (7.5 %) Cuts, deficit - 0 m 0s (0 %) Nick Clegg (25/4/10) Hung parliaments, Clegg personally - 11m 7s (49.7 %) Immigration - 7m 32s (33.7 %) Trident - 3m 42s (16.6 %) Cuts, deficit - 0m os (0 %) David Cameron (2/5/10) Cuts, deficit - 15m 26s (67 %) Priorities - 3m 20s (14.5 %) Hung parliament, campaign - 3 m 0s (13 %) Living Wage - 1m 18s (5.5 %) Given that all three interviews lasted well over 20 minutes each, shouldn't some of that time (at least 5 minutes) have been given over to asking Mr Brown and Mr Clegg about cuts, taxes and the deficit?

«Ed Miliband will seek today to stand out from the field of Labour leadership candidates with a campaign for a «living wage».

Witness his living wage campaign, his proposal for a high pay commission and his insistence on keeping the new top rate of tax for high earners.

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In this, and other areas, Miliband's thinking shows clear signs of influence by the campaign group London Citizens, which is calling for a «living wage» of # 7.60 — higher than the current minimum wage at # 5.80.

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.

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Although far outgunned by the awesome power of the Powerful Liberal Elites who Control The Media, these Heroic Underdog Capitalist Freedom Fighters are waging a Mighty Struggle To Get The Truth Out, by supporting the True Scientists like Carlin and Fred Singer and Patrick Michaels and Lord Monckton who want to the public to understand the Truth that CO2 is Life, and by fueling the courage of a handful of Noble Non-Corrupt Public Servants like Rep. Barton and Sen. Inhofe with well - deserved campaign contributions.

Participants can learn about the campaign for a minimum wage in Germany, get training on using Second Life for online organization, or — and this just seems a little bizarre to me — chat with other virtual activists in a virtual bar over a pint of virtual beer.

«For years, opponents of women's health have waged an aggressive pressure campaign aimed at the Susan G. Komen Foundation at the expense of women's health and lives.»

It is up to you to earn the proposal — by waging a dignified, common - sense campaign designed to help him see for himself that matrimony rather than bachelorhood is the keystone of a full and happy life.