November 2021

Inflation gives U.S. workers ammunition in year-end pay reviews

By Katia Dmitrieva and Matthew Boyle, Published: Nov. 25, 2021 Seattle Times Business/Economy – With inflation flaring, American white-collar employees have an edge in year-end salary discussions, though it may prove tough to secure raises that outpace surging prices. The insatiable demand for labor in the pandemic recovery coupled with record quit rates and a barely changing […]

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TALE OF TWO SAN FRANCISCOS: REPORT ON THE JOBS NOW PROGRAM

Alex Sowyrda – March 16, 2010 Political Science Department, San Francisco State University report prepared for the San Francisco Living Wage Coalition On the Researcher I am currently a graduating senior studying political science at San Francisco State University. I have been interning with the SF Living Wage Coalition since late last October to help

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HOW DENTAL AND VISION CARE WOULD IMPROVE THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION FOR PARTICIPANTS IN THE WELFARE-TO-WORK TRANSITION

From May 14 to October 12, 2012, the UCSF Family and Community Medicine Project assigned students to work with the San Francisco Living Wage Coalition to study the vision and dental care needs of participants in the welfare-to-work transition. The following report is a summary of the results gathered by UCSF medical students Bob Sise,

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HOW TO CREATE A REAL JOB TRAINING PROGRAM FOR UNEMPLOYED SAN FRANCISCANS IN THE WELFARE-TO-WORK TRANSITION

Recommendations by the San Francisco Living Wage Coalition on Improving the Community Jobs Program Authors: Celine, an international student from Switzerland currently attending City College of San Francisco to complete coursework to transfer to San Francisco State University pursuing track to a Ph. D. in industrial organizational psychology. Hien Le, an international student from Vietnam

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