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UMC Supports "A Living Wage in Every Industry" One of the surest ways to raise individuals out of poverty and ensure self-sufficiency is through employment - specifically in a job that pays a wage high enough to afford the cost of living (i.e. a living wage). GBCS, in partnership with faith, labor and community allies, is supporting efforts to raise the minimum wage as a step towards the goal of a living wage. In 1908, the first Social Creed of the Methodist Episcopal Church called for "a living wage in every industry." One hundred years later, The United Methodist Church remains steadfast in the belief that "every person has the right to a job at a living wage" (Social Principles, ¶163C). ___ Today, The United Methodist Church reaffirms its historic support for the "Living Wage Movement" and calls upon businesses and governments to adopt policies to ensure employees are paid sufficient wages to afford shelter, food, clothing, health care and other basic expenses, according to local costs of living. "Listen! The wages of the laborers who mowed your fields, which you kept back by fraud, cry out, and the cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of hosts." -- James 5 NRSV ___ UMC | Living Wage Model www.umc.org/what-we-believe/living-wage-model General Board of Church and Society | Living Wage umc-gbcs.org/issues/living-wage ___ Living Wage Calculator | Select a Location In many American communities, families working in low-wage jobs make insufficient income to live locally given the local cost of living. The prevailing wage offered by the public sector and key businesses should reflect a wage rate required to meet minimum standards of living. The Living Wage Calculator lists typical expenses, the living wage and typical wages for the selected location: livingwage.mit.edu/ ___ #LivingWage #MFSAvoices #ItsWesleyan #UMC #FollowingJesus

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