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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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Chipotle increasing hourly minimum wage to $15

By Cherryh Cansler for Fast Casual May 10, 2021 All Chipotle Mexican Grill restaurant workers will earn $15 per hour by June, as well as have a chance to become a “restaurateur,” the chain’s highest general manager position. The average compensation for that role is $100,000, according to a company press release. “Chipotle is committed

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Women’s History Month is the right time to raise the minimum wage

By: Ben Jealous for the St. Louis American, Tues March 14, 2021 It is time for a maximum push for a new minimum wage.  The federal minimum wage has not budged for more than a decade. But the cost of living keeps rising. So, low-income people fall further and further behind. Raising the minimum wage to

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