poverty

BERNIE SANDERS ON THE MINIMUM WAGE

Bernie Sanders is at the forefront of the fight to make the minimum wage a living wage. Over the past 40 years, the cost of living has increased significantly while workers’ wages have stayed relatively flat, despite increased productivity. Meanwhile, the pay of CEOs is up nearly 1000 percent since 1978 — a figure that Read More

Football clubs must pay staff the living wage

Feb 11, 2020 While Premier League footballers are paid eye-watering salaries, many of those working in catering, cleaning and stewarding do not earn enough to stay afloat, writes Catherine West MP, the shadow minister for sport. Football is the lifeblood of so many of our communities. Every weekend hundreds of thousands of families and friends Read More