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Hammersmith Broadway – A Living Wage Zone?
Article by Giles Finnemore (Holy Ghost and St Stephens) On Friday 23 July around 80 leaders from Hammersmith and Fulham Citizens gathered together in St Paul’s church Hammersmith. It was a warm, sunny day and the mood was cheerful. After all, we were here for ACTION! In the vaults of St Paul’s Church we did...
Leading universities receive Living Wage Awards
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Seven of the University of London’s major colleges have agreed to pay their low-wage staff the London Living Wage, fixed recently by the mayor, Boris Johnson, at £7.85. The London Living Wage (LLW) is a London-weighted minimum wage which takes into account the higher costs of living in the capital. Since it began campaigning for...
Boris announces new living wage rate
London’s mayor, Boris Johnson, today announced the new London Living Wage (LLW), adding 25p to the basic wage the capital’s citizens need to live a human existence. The LLW rate has been announced each year by London’s mayor since London Citizens, who created the LLW in 2001, persuaded Ken Livingstone to create a Living Wage...
More London uni colleges sign up to living wage
Two more London University institutions have agreed to pay the living wage to their cleaners and caterers as a result of London Citizens campaigns — adding their names to a fast-growing list. Goldsmith’s College and the Institute of Education agreed last week to implement the Living Wage (currently £7.60 per hour) as soon as possible....
Ed Miliband and Citizens:
Photographs taken by Dan McCurry at the LSE event last week. See them here. They include this one of living wage organiser Matthew Bolton. Meanwhile, Ed Miliband on London Citizens in the Guardian here: We need to inspire people with a sense of idealism about our party as well. That means a party that gives...
Ed Miliband 'wants Labour to be like London Citizens'
From Saturday’s Guardian: He wants the party to be “like London Citizens”, the UK’s largest community organising group, and will launch a campaign on Wednesday to get all constituency Labour parties to join its campaign for a “living wage” of £7.60 an hour, instead of the current £5.83 minimum wage. “We’ve got to show as...
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