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Research guide:
Minimum wage

Overview

The minimum wage is a topical subject, and a sensitive one. How can people survive on the minimum wage ? With inflation rising, and prices getting higher, a financially livable existence is hard to obtain. Some would say that with a minimum wage, workers can get a living wage by working just one job. On the other hand, some say that a minimum wage set too high could make employing someone too expensive and consequently reduce employment. The minimum wage has been an ongoing debate for over 50 years. This guide will help to understand this complex subject.

Library of Congress Subject Headings

These following subject headings can be used when researching library catalogs:

Minimum wage
Minimum wage – Law and legislation
Minimum wage – Press coverage
Minimum wage – United States

Keywords

When searching for further information, these keywords can be used:

Living wage
Labor laws
Working poor
Poverty
Working wages

To help you with your search, you can use Boolean operators. Use “OR” to connect similar terms. “OR” broadens your search. Also, you can use “AND” to connect separate concepts. “AND” narrows your search.

Reference Sources

To find the meaning of Minimum wage, these reference sources are helpful.

ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA
Available at public libraries

CAMBRIDGE DICTIONARY
Available online

REFERENCE.COM
Available online



Print books

The Politics of the Minimum Wage, Author Jerold L. Waltman
Urbana : University of Illinois Press, c2000
Call number HD4918 .W265 2000

The Minimum Wage: No Way to Help the Poor, Author Deepak Lal
London : Institute of Economic Affairs, 1995.
Call number H11.I47 NO.95

Minimum Wage Fixing: An International Review of Practices and Problems, Author Gerald Starr
Geneva : International Labour Office, 1981
Call number HD4917 .S7 1981


Periodicals

The following periodicals have articles regarding “The minimum wage”. They can be accessed electronically online, or bought in paper form.

AFSCME WORKS Magazine
Published by American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO
Washington, DC 20036
Accessed at http://www.afscme.org/16162.cfm?print=1


Employee Benefits News.
Published by SourceMedia, Inc. ISSN: 1044-6265
Washington, D.C. 20005
Accessed at http://www.benefitnews.com/

Labor Law journal
Published by CCH INCORPORATED
Riverwoods, IL 60015
Accessed at http://hr.cch.com/products/ProductID-632.asp

Website Resources

The following websites contain additional information regarding minimum wages.

http://www.dol.gov/esa/whd/flsa/
This website is the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment Standards Administration, and gives a thorough explanation of the minimum wage structure.

http://www.epi.org/content.cfm/issueguides_minwage
This is the Economic Policy Institute, and the website gives information on general knowledge of the minimum wage.

http://www.aflcio.org/issues/jobseconomy/livingwages/
This is the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), and provides in depth analysis of all issues related to the working environment.