There are endless resources on the impact an increased minimum wage can have on our economy and society.  Here are a few to get you started.

 

Facts & Numbers

Real Value of Minimum Wage (1950-2006) 

Factsheets from the Fairness Initiative on Low Wage Work

Issue Guide on the Minimum Wage from the Economic Policy Institute

Minimum Wage Policy Brief from the Center for Policy Alternatives

 

Articles, Videos & Podcasts

“Minimum Wage: A Worker’s View” from All Things Considered on National Public Radio, December 13, 2006.

“What Is a Living Wage?” by Jon Gertner in the New York Times Magazine, January 15, 2006

“Real Wages Fail to Match a Rise in Productivity” by Steven Greenhouse and David Leonhardt in the New York Times, August 28, 2006

“7 Days At Minimum Wage; Paul and Susan,” introduced by Roseanne Barr. Video by AFL-CIO and ACORN, October 22, 2006.