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Category: Living Wage

Posted inPoverty

Working folks unite: Make a budget with what? For what?

by Kirstin L. Cheers June 22, 2019October 5, 2020
Posted inPoverty

Part-time jobs, pending eviction: ‘This is what minimum wage looks like’

by Rebekah Marie Yearout June 19, 2019June 30, 2023
Posted inMartin Luther King

Concerning David Garrow’s allegations against Dr. King

by Simon Balto June 6, 2019August 18, 2023
Posted inMemphis

In the next 200 years, Memphis must show up for those who need it most

by Troy L. Wiggins May 22, 2019September 21, 2023
Posted inTeachers

Are teachers really underpaid?

by Michael Addonizio May 16, 2019August 22, 2023
Posted inEconomic Justice, Living Wage, Workers

Shelby County mayor doubles down on living wage push for school workers

by Kirstin L. Cheers May 9, 2019June 2, 2022
Posted inEconomic Justice, Living Wage, Workers

Memphis @Work

by Kirstin L. Cheers and Andrea Morales May 1, 2019June 2, 2022
Posted inEconomic Justice, Living Wage

Nonprofits can win on pay equity by making a living wage matter

by Adriane Johnson-Williams, Ph.D. April 17, 2019October 5, 2020
Posted inLiving Wage

Who’s more likely to be audited: A person making $20,000 or $400,000?

by Paul Kiel and Jesse Eisinger April 10, 2019August 17, 2023
Posted inLiving Wage

Where in the U.S. are you most likely to be audited by the IRS?

by Paul Kiel and Hannah Fresques April 10, 2019October 5, 2020

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