Word: wage
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...hour standard is taken directly from the Cambridge living wage ordinance, approved by the City Council in May. The ordinance established a minimum wage of $10 per hour for all city workers, as well as employees of city contractors. According to the Eviction-Free Zone, one of three organizations which drafted the ordinance, $10 per hour was chosen because it was the lowest wage paid any unionized city employee. As such, it was seen as a minimal standard for a living wage. In fact, studies on the local cost of living show just how minimal it is. According...
...experience talking with workers, we have found that most underpaid employees receive no benefits at all; their hourly wage of less than $10 per hour is their "total compensation." In light of this, the administration's emphasis on benefits is misleading...
Consider that the $10 per hour living wage adopted by the Cambridge City Council last spring was designed to apply to workers who also received benefits. Even with benefits, these workers still required at least $10 per hour to meet their families' needs. A living wage is designed to cover daily expenses such as rent, transportation and groceries. These expenses cannot be paid in dental appointments or yearly check...
...agree, however, that fair compensation should include both wages and benefits; for this reason, we support the implementation of a living wage of $10 per hour with the option of benefits...
...dollars per hour is not a living wage. It is simply an arbitrary and inflated number...