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	Dane County Living Wage Campaign URL: http://www.solidarity.com/LivingWage/ ODP description: Campaign reports and articles about Dane County's cost of living and wages.
	Universal Living Wage Campaign URL: http://www.universallivingwage.org/ ODP description: Introduction, petition, donations, volunteer information, FAQ, rent statistics, legislation, and links. Page title: Welcome to the Universal Living Wage Campaign Page description: Web site for the Universal Living Wage Campaign. Site contains ULW formula, petition at secure link, articles, and background data explaining why a universal living wage is needed. Dozens of links to supporting sites, including HUD Fair Market Rent stats in HTML format.
	Living Wage Coalition of Sonoma County (California) URL: http://www.livingwagesonoma.org/ ODP description: The main purpose of the coalition is to address the problem of growing income inequality and poverty in its community. Page title: Living Wage Coalition of Sonoma County Page description: The Living Wage Coalition of Sonoma County believes that the dignity of all work demands just wages to meet today's living costs.
	The Jus Semper Global Alliance URL: http://www.jussemper.org/ ODP description: Long term sustainable development through The Living Wages North and South Initiative (TLWNSI), a corporate social responsibility program for gradual wage equalization. Page description: The Living Wages North and South Initiative (TLWNSI), a corporate social responsibility (CSR) program for gradual wage equalization
	Living Wage Resource Center URL: http://www.livingwagecampaign.org/ ODP description: Includes information on existing ordinances and current campaigns. Page title: The Living Wage Resource Center: Introduction
	Progressive Maryland: Living Wage Campaign URL: http://progressivemaryland.org/page.php?id=148 ODP description: Proposes self-sufficiency standards and the potential advantages of a statewide living wage. Describes the recent history of local legislation on the issue. Page title: Living Wages - Progressive Maryland
	Harvard Living Wage Campaign URL: http://www.hcs.harvard.edu/~pslm/livingwage/ ODP description: 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. Page description: A Campaign to Eliminate Poverty Wages at Harvard -- Because Workers Can't Eat Prestige
	Harvest for Humanity URL: http://www.aboutharvest.org ODP description: An interdenominational employee-owner ministry, open to people of all faiths, races and ethnic backgrounds, working to provide improved economic opportunities. Page title: Harvest for Humanity - Partnering with God's People for a Better Life
	Campus Living Wage Project URL: http://www.clwproject.org/ ODP description: A collection of interviews and information on campus "living wage" campaigns. Includes interviews with student activists and profiles of past campaigns. Page title: Campus Living Wage Project - Interviews with Student Activists, Organizers, and Researchers
	NPR : Low-Wage America URL: http://www.npr.org/news/specials/low_wage/ ODP description: 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. Page title: NPR : Profiles of Low-Wage America
	Business Leaders and Investors for a Living Wage URL: http://www.responsiblewealth.org/living_wage/ ODP description: Report and FAQ about living wage from Responsible Wealth, a project of United for a Fair Economy. Page title: RW - Living Wage
	Living Wage Issue Guide URL: http://www.epinet.org/Issueguides/livingwage/livingwage.html ODP description: General information and publications about living wage by the Economic Policy Institute. Page description: EPI Issue Guides provide data, charts, fact sheets, and links to relevant publications on a variety of topics.
	Employment Policies Institute - Living Wage Policies URL: http://www.epionline.org/index_lw.cfm ODP description: Living wage resource site including research and an updated list of city proposals. Page title: Living Wage \| EPIonline.org
	'Living wage' Laws Gain Momentum Across US URL: http://www.csmonitor.com/2002/0315/p01s02-usec.html ODP description: A new study shows higher incomes from 'living wage' outweigh the cost in job losses. From the Christian Science Monitor. Page title: 'Living wage' laws gain momentum across US \| csmonitor.com
	United Students Against Sweatshops URL: http://www.studentsagainstsweatshops.org ODP description: National network of student groups working to end sweatshops and other labor abuses. Page title: United Students Against Sweatshops - Home
	Vermont Livable Wage Campaign URL: http://www.vtlivablewage.org/ ODP description: Frequently asked questions, analysis of working incomes, and organizing and actions in the state. Page title: VERMONT LIVABLE WAGE CAMPAIGN Page description: Created in 1996 by the PJC, the Vermont Livable Wage Campaign (VLWC) is a coalition of local living wage groups, non-profit advocacy groups, unions, and religious communities. The VLWC is engaged in research, advocacy, educational programs, and grassroots organizing dedicated to ensuring that every Vermonter receives a livable wage or income.