Center for The Working Poor





	LIVING WAGE ARTICLES Wage Warrior by Bill Hewitt and Karen Grigsby Bates Hard-Bargaining Activist Madeline Janis-Aparicio Pushes Businesses to Pay More Than the Minimum What is A Living Wage? by Jon Gertner An in-depth look at the lives of those who make minimum wage.. What's So Bad About a Living Wage? by Steven B. Vrull Business Week takes a look at Living Wage Ordinances Living Wage Comes of Age by Bobbi Murray A look at Living Wage Campaigns around the country. Going Down the Road: Campaign for a Living Wage by Jim Hightower Jim Hightower Recounts a tough fight in the Big Easy 'Living Wage' Laws Gain Momentum Across US by Daniel B. Wood Living Wage campaigns growing stronger, broader, and more frequent.	Poverty In America Statistics, information, and links. Faith & Poverty Articles from religious leaders about poverty Living Wage Movement Updates, essay’s about the local and national living wage struggles. Wal-mart Watch Updates, and essays about conditions at Wall-Mart, and the fight against it. Hotel Workers Rising Articles and updates on the largest Living wage campaign: to lift 1.3 million hotel workers out of poverty Labor & Working Poor Articles about the state of the working poor, labor, and unions Health Care Crisis Articles about America’s Health care crisis, and the millions of poor without it. Non-Violence Articles about philosophy of social change, spiritual growth, and social movements. Links Organizations and online resources for more information, articles, and statistics.
About the Burning Bush: Center for the Working Poor We are an interfaith intentional community in the spirit of the Catholic Worker movement that specialize in addressing the issues of the working poor. Our goal is to provide a variety of services and advocacy in solidarity with the working poor. We live in voluntary poverty and publish a monthly newspaper to educate people of faith about the causes and remedies of poverty. We are urgently looking for help, prayers, donations, and volunteers. Send a donations or comments to 820 Laveta Terr. Apt. 5 LA, CA 90026 Contact Us centerfortheworkingpoor - at - gmail.com