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Thank you for being a part of the movement for living wages! Living Wage Virginia is proud to be joining a global movement for a just, standardized, living wage rate and methodology through our On-Up partnership with Living Wage for US, the national living wage certification body in the United States. This move will ensure that our certified employers meet the highest standard for living wage certification.

Living Wage Virginia is not currently certifying employers. All certification will be done through Living Wage for US. Virginia employers who are certified through the new standard will be given a dual certification badge that highlights their Virginia presence and their commitment to a national standard.

The new standard has two tiers:

Tier 1 represents an employer on a journey to a living wage. This initial certification accounts for all cash wages. It ranges from $15-19 adjusted based on cost of living differences.

Tier 2 represents an employer paying a true living wage and accounts for all benefits that directly reduce an employee’s cost of living. To qualify for Tier 2 employers utilize the total remuneration tool provided by Living Wage for US that assesses any gaps and/or savings to the business that are relevant to a living wage.

For more information please visit www.livingwageforus.org or contact ramon@virginiainterfaithcenter.org to help you connect with our national representatives.

Testimonials

Mayor LeVar StoneyCity of Richmond
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"Breaking the cycle of generational poverty is the moral challenge of our time. It is the key to unlocking the potential for our families to advance their futures, and the futures of our children. Jobs are important, but jobs that are worked full-time and still leave those workers below the poverty level may help a corporate bottom line but it will not lift someone up from the bottom. $11 an hour is a good start. $16 is an even greater difference maker."
Paul JunodBon Secours Health System
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"At Bon Secours, the motivation for us to pay a just wage is much simpler than all of the reasons I just listed. As a ministry of the church we believe strongly that our coworkers are our brothers and sisters in God’s global family; and that they were all made in His image. Thus, for us it is a moral imperative that we make decisions, such as offering a just wage, that reflect this belief."
Mayor LeVar StoneyCity of Richmond
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"Breaking the cycle of generational poverty is the moral challenge of our time. It is the key to unlocking the potential for our families to advance their futures, and the futures of our children. Jobs are important, but jobs that are worked full-time and still leave those workers below the poverty level may help a corporate bottom line but it will not lift someone up from the bottom. $11 an hour is a good start. $16 is an even greater difference maker."

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A living wage is defined as a wage range that allows workers to pay for basic necessities, such as food and housing, without assistance from others.

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