Let Justice Roll in the News

Stop making this issue  a political football; be fair to workers

Stephanie Coble Hankins

Jul 28 2010 Atlanta Journal Constitution

Pro & Con: Should the minimum wage be indexed for inflation?

YES: Stop making this issue a political football; be fair to workers

On top of all the problems working families face in this bleak...

Jul 26 2010 Hammond Daily Star (La.)

The value of minimum wage today is lower than the value of minimum wage in 1956, according to the Let Justice Roll coalition of faith, community and business organizations.

The decline in worker buying power is one of the reasons...

Value workers to build economy

How hot is it? Well, since you asked ...

Ray Criscoe

Jul 26 2010 Courier Tribune (NC)

There is some good news regarding the not only recent but apparently never-ending heat wave. Yes, good news, which you can always find if you dig deep enough. Apparently, it’s too hot even for criminals. Now it may be the heat has dazed me and I’...

How hot is it?

$7.25 -- still the minimum wage one year later

Diane Stafford

Jul 24 2010 Kansas City Star

Today, July 24, is the date that last...

No Happy Anniversary for Minimum Wage Workers July 24: Value of minimum wage lower than 1956; Faith, community, business coalition calls for raise

Jul 23 2010

July 24 is the anniversary of last year’s raise in the federal minimum wage and no new increases are scheduled. The minimum wage is so low today at $7.25 an hour, says the Let Justice Roll Living Wage Campaign, that it’s lower...

Stuck on $7.25

David Goodman

Jul 23 2010 Religious Action Center RAC Blog

This Saturday, July 24th, has a dubious distinction among those of us fighting for economic justice: it will be the first time in three years that July 24th did not signify an increase in the federal minimum wage. In June 2007, ...

Stuck on $7.25

[Nashville Metro] Council approves $1.5B budget [with living wage]

Michael Cass

Jun 16 2010 The Tennessean

The Metro Council overwhelmingly approved a $1.52 billion city-operating budget Tuesday that avoids a property tax increase and deep cuts in services, while giving government employees a 2 percent bonus.

The budget also fully funds...

Council Takes Up Living Wage

Jun 15 2010 The Tennessean

Critics of the size and reach of government lately may have left the impression that city, state and federal authorities are packing staffs and agencies with well-paid workers, draining the treasuries filled by hard-earned taxpayer dollars.

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Move is morally, economically right

C. Melissa Snarr

Jun 14 2010 The Tennessean

Move is Morally, Economically Right

Group aims to raise minimum wage for tipped workers

Brandee A. Thomas

Feb 15 2010 Gainesville Times

On every shift, servers must take sometimes complex food orders, ensure that food reaches its intended destination at the proper temperature and stand on their feet for hours at a time.

For...