As wealth inequality skyrockets and trade union power declines, the living wage movement has become ever more urgent for public policymakers, academics, and –

The first comprehensive examination of the economic concept now being implemented across the nation with dramatic results.

Living wage activism has spanned time and space, reaching across decades and national boundaries. Conditions generating living wage movements early in the twent

The politics of implementation -- Setting the stage: the political and economic context -- Overview of the movement -- A closer look at living wage campaigns --

The fight for a "living wage" has a long and revealing history as documented here by Lawrence B. Glickman. The labor movement's response to wages shows how Amer