Bring "Living Wage Days" to your community

Several dates of the year have been designated as "Living Wage Days" for people of faith around the United States by UUSC's colleague in the struggle for fair wages, Let Justice Roll. Let Justice Roll has sponsored hundreds of Living Wage Days services and events across the country to build crucial support for raising the minimum wage in the states and winning the first federal minimum wage raise in ten years.

The opportunity for change

Join UUSC and more than 80 colleague organizations in planning "Living Wage Days" in your congregation and community to advance the goal of decent pay for workers. We encourage you to create or participate in worship services and community events around the issue of decent pay for work. You are a critical component in the success of the Living Wage Days and in raising the minimum wage around the country. You have an opportunity to make an impact.

Please visit the Let Justice Roll website for more information about Living Wage Days. If you are planning to host or co-host a Living Wage Days event, please contact us.

The challenge

• Wages for working Americans fell three percent despite rising productivity between 2000 and 2004.
• While Congress has not raised the federal minimum wage in 10 years, it has voted eight pay raises for itself during that time.
• An estimated 1.3 million single parents with children under 18 would benefit from a minimum wage increase. In all, 3.9 million parents would benefit. Get more information and details on the Economic Policy Institute's website.

Now is the time to inspire, educate and mobilize support for raising the minimum wage at the federal and state level. We hope you will join us.