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Inaugural Living Wage Survey
We asked. Few answered.
We asked. Few answered.
FedEx, Walmart and Baptist gave some answers. St. Jude and Smith & Nephew had none.
Wendi C. Thomas
Apr 2, 2018
Do Memphis’ 25 largest employers pay workers enough to live on? Nearly half won’t say
Do Memphis’ 25 largest employers pay workers enough to live on? Nearly half won’t say
But the governments of Memphis and Shelby County, as well as county schools, delivered some good news on the area’s living-wage front.
Wendi C. Thomas
Apr 2, 2018
What would it take to bridge the black-white wealth gap?
What would it take to bridge the black-white wealth gap?
A Q & A with Duke University economist William ‘Sandy’ Darity, who has some radical—yet doable—ideas
MLK50 Memphis
Mar 26, 2018
Everything you wanted to know about a living wage but didn’t know whom to ask
Everything you wanted to know about a living wage but didn’t know whom to ask
Answers from the creator of MIT’s Living Wage Calculator
Wendi C. Thomas
Jan 25, 2018
Part-time jobs, pending eviction: ‘This is what minimum wage looks like’
Part-time jobs, pending eviction: ‘This is what minimum wage looks like’
Memphis mom lulled into sense of security by college degrees, good employment until blindsided by layoff, dismal job market
MLK50 Memphis
Jun 19, 2019
Memphis @Work
Memphis @Work
A new MLK50 series looks at the real meaning of “labor days” through stories of Memphis’ everyday working folks
MLK50 Memphis
May 1, 2019
2019 Living Wage Survey
The 2019 Living Wage Survey: Nonprofit Edition
The 2019 Living Wage Survey: Nonprofit Edition
The richest nonprofits won’t say whether they pay workers $15 an hour, but smaller ones will — and they’re doing their best
MLK50 Memphis
Apr 4, 2019
Memphis nonprofits have a stake in boosting workers’ wages
Memphis nonprofits have a stake in boosting workers’ wages
Whether its staff or the people they serve, nonprofit leaders are clear on how and why paying a living wage makes a difference
MLK50 Memphis
Apr 4, 2019
How the 2019 Living Wage Survey was developed
How the 2019 Living Wage Survey was developed
We went to human resources and policy experts for advice to make this survey of Memphis-area nonprofits effective, doable
MLK50 Memphis
Apr 4, 2019
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