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  1. Because of my #union, I have had enjoyed a #livingwage, #healthcare, and a viable #pension. But the US is #1 in personal bankruptcies, gun-related deaths, and homelessness & incarceration rates. The #PoorPeoplesCampaign addresses these issues head-on—and that's why I'm involved.

    - Matthew in Bowie, MD
    April 2026

    #MDPPC

  2. Fair Work Commission finally - 53 years late - abolished junior rates of pay in retail, fast food and pharmacies industries. Josh Cullinan from the Retail and Fast Food Workers Union #RAFFWU, on calling for the scrapping of the junior rate of pay, how the system continues to be rigged against young workers.

    3cr.org.au/sticktogether/episo

    Junior Wage (small) Change fairwork.gov.au/about-us/workp

    #LivingWage
    raffwu.org.au/campaigns/indust

    #3CR #CommunityRadio. #JuniorPay #minimumwage #workingpoor

  3. A quotation from Teddy Roosevelt

    No man can be a good citizen unless he has a wage more than sufficient to cover the bare cost of living, and hours of labor short enough so that after his day’s work is done he will have time and energy to bear his share in the management of the community, to help in carrying the general load. We keep countless men from being good citizens by the conditions of life with which we surround them.

    Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919) American politician, statesman, conservationist, writer, US President (1901-1909)
    Speech (1910-08-31), “The New Nationalism,” John Brown Memorial Park dedication, Osawatomie, Kansas

    Sourcing, notes: wist.info/roosevelt-theodore/1…

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #teddyroosevelt #theodoreroosevelt #citizen #citizenship #community #contributor #costofliving #economicinjustice #goodcitizen #labor #laborconditions #livingwage #nation #participation #poverty #progressivism #society #wages

  4. Fun fact: the title of Tool’s fourth studio album, “10,000 Days”, was a prediction of how long we’d have to wait for minimum wage to go up. #MinimumWage #labor #LivingWage #MadeUpFacts

  5. $3 for a gallon of milk (~$1 less than the regional average), $19/hr starting wage (~$4 above state minimum). Aldi is an excellent example of how labor costs aren't the cause of high retail prices. #LivingWage #Massachusetts #GroceryCosts