Launch of the campaign
I want you to help me take this campaign around the country so I wanted to share with you the message I gave at the campaign launch yesterday: Let me start by thanking Citizens UK for organising this...
View ArticleSupport for the living wage
On Friday, Ed launched the living wage campaign at an event at the London School of Economics. Here are a few voices from that launch event in support of the living wage:
View ArticleThe living wage sums up our values as a party
Here’s the article I’ve written for Unions Together this week. It was submitted in response to the question: How would you practically implement a living wage? I’ve put the living wage campaign at the...
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Karen Buck: Please sign up to become a Living Wage Leader
Thank you for showing interest in Ed Miliband’s Living Wage campaign. Hundreds of people up and down the country have joined Ed in calling for a fair day’s pay for a fair day’s work and action to...
View ArticleKaren Buck: We can do something about this
Last week, Ed Miliband wrote to leading business leaders, calling on them to adopt a Living Wage. As Chair of the Fair Pay Network, I know as Ed does that it’s wrong that while some of our leading...
View ArticleEd Miliband calls on employers to come clean on wages
Last week, Ed Miliband wrote to the UK’s largest employers asking them to adopt the Living Wage. The letters have gone to over 30 of the top businesses in the UK, including household names such as...
View ArticleBe part of the change – take action in your area now
Our campaign for a Living Wage is really gathering pace now. Since I wrote to you a couple of days ago, hundreds more people have signed our petition backing the initiative. But we can do more to make...
View ArticleOver 450 Councillors back Ed’s call for a Living Wage
Over 450 Labour councillors are supporting the call to implement the Living Wage nationwide. An article in The Mirror today reports that the councillors have signed a letter endorsing Ed’s campaign for...
View ArticleEmmanuel, LSE Living Wage campaigner, on why he’s backing Ed
A former Sabbatical Officer at LSE Student Union, Emmanuel Inwang was heavily involved with the Living Wage campaign at the campus which saw cleaners receive the Living Wage. He spoke at the launch of...
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Brentford FC backs Living Wage as Ed writes to Premier League clubs
Ed Miliband has written to England’s 20 Premier League football clubs calling on them to adopt a Living Wage for their low paid workers — as Brentford FC signed up to support the campaign. Brentford’s...
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