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Paid Sick Time: Nearly half of private-sector workers don't have paid days off to care for themselves when they are ill. Learn more here.

Worker Justice: Migrant and seasonal farmworkers help feed our nation and ensure our food security but are among the lowest income groups in the United States. Learn more here.

Living Wage: The US federal minimum wage rose to $7.25 in July 2009. Even after the increaseis fully phased in, this wage will still be $2 lower (in inflation and adjusted dollars) than the minimumwage in 1968. Learn more here.

Wage Theft: In many industries there is a crisis of wage theft. Workers are having their legal wages stolen by unscrupulous employers. Learn more here.

NCC’s TANF Network: Action on TANF Reauthorization has long been a featured section of the National Council of Churches website.  Click here for a look.

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Programs and Organizations

Economic Policy Institute:www.epinet.org, provides fact sheets and frequently asked questions on the following issues: living wage; minimum wage; poverty levels or poverty thresholds (under poverty and family budgets); retirement security; Social Security; and unemployment insurance.

Center on Law and Social Policy: www.clasp.org/Pubs, provides publications on issues including welfare reform, TANF reauthorization, workforce development and job creation.

Coalition on Human Needs: www.chn.org, for special report, background information, current news and links to various organizations.

Welfare Information Network: www.welfareinfo.org, for materials on a wide range of issues. WIN serves as a clearinghouse for information, policy analysis and technical assistance related to welfare, workforce development, and other human and community services. You can select issues of interest right on their home page.

National Farm Worker Ministry: Visit their website at www.nfwm.org and look for their Action Alerts section.

National Interfaith Committee for Worker Justice: www.nicwj.org 

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