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2012

Living Wage protest, February 24, 2012

2009

Spot Etal Says Pro- and Anti-Union Laws are Important to Living Wage Effort, March 2, 2009

Resurrecting the “living wage” campaign, C-Ville Weekly, February 24, 2007

2007

Area Coalition Asks for Increase in Minimum Wage, The Daily Progress, February 13, 2007

School Board Eyes Wages, The Daily Progress, January 26, 2007

Tatyanna Patten Says Employee Loyalty is Earned, January 11, 2007

House Passes Increase in Minimum Wage to $7.25, The Washington Post, January 11, 2007

Gene Foster Expands on his Questions for Will Lyster, January 10, 2007

Will Lyster Responds to Gene Foster, January 7, 2007

Gene Foster Questions Will Lyster on the Minimum Wage, January 3, 2007

Will Lyster Comments on Possible Negative Consequences of Raising the Minimum Wage, January 1, 2007

2006

>Who's Afraid of a Higher Minimum Wage?, The Washington Post, December 4, 2006

Is Minimum Wage Hike High Enough?, The Daily Progress, December 3, 2006

Albemarle to Set Living Wage, The Daily Progress, October 12, 2006

Living Wage Protest at Capital Campaign Kickoff, Daily Progress, September 30, 2006

Jan Cornell Points Out Progress on the Living Wage, September 6, 2006

Jan Cornell Says Living Wage Campaign Has Just Begun, July 20, 2006

Trespassing Charge Tossed in Wage Protest, Daily Progress, June 20, 2006

U.Va.’s ‘Grand Experiment’ Begins, SUUVA website, June 19, 2006

Charges Against Wende Marshall Dropped, June 19, 2006

Clash of symbols at UVa, Daily Progress, June 4, 2006

Living Wage Protestors Appeal UJC Penalty, Daily Progress, May 28, 2006

Judge finds 17 student "living wage" protestors not guilty, Cavalier Daily, May 23, 2006

'Living wage' protesters acquitted, Daily Progress, May 22, 2006

Living Wage Trial, May 22, 2006

A Living Wage Aids Humanity, Daily Progress, May 14, 2006

"Living Wage" Protestors Forced to Apologize, C-Ville Weekly, May 9, 2006

UVa Workers Speak Out on Wages, May 8, 2006

Living Wage--What Would It Cost?, May 5, 2006

Why UVA can require a Living Wage for Contract Employees (if it really wants to), May 3, 2006

Students found guilty on three counts in open UJC trial, Cavalier Daily, May 3, 2006

Sit-in students found guilty, electronic mail, May 2, 2006

UVa Workers Have It Relatively Good, C-Ville Weekly, May 2, 2006

UJC Fact Sheet, University of Virginia, May, 2006

Notice of UJC Trial, April 28, 2006

Living Wage Compromise Proposal, April 28, 2006

Jan Cornell Says UVa Administration Intimidates Critics, April 25, 2006

Protesters to Face UJC Charges, Opt for Open Trial, Cavalier Daily, April 25, 2006

Casteen speaks on state of the University, Cavalier Daily, April 24, 2006

Legalistic evasions to the living wage, Cavalier Daily, April 24, 2006

Wage Strategy Paid Off Elsewhere, Daily Progress, April 22, 2006

Wage Debate 'Revolutionary, Daily Progress, April 22, 2006

Living Wage at Berkeley, Dean's Memo, April 21, 2006

Out Waged, The Declaration, April 20, 2006

Kay Peaslee Comments on Living Wage and the University of Virginia, electronic mail, April 20, 2006

Jeffrey Rossman Comments on Campaigning for Justice, Cavalier Daily, April 20, 2006

Competitive Compensation at U.Va., University of Virginia, April 20, 2006

Living Wage Teach-in: Day Eight, April 19, 2006

Remarks by Prof. Michael Smith to the Teach-In on the Living Wage, April 19, 2006

Remarks by Prof. Robert Fatton to the Teach-In on the Living Wage, April 19, 2006

Remarks by Prof. Herbert 'Tico' Braun to Teach-In on the Living Wage, April 19, 2006

Remarks by Bradly W. Reed to the Teach-In on the Living Wage, April 19, 2006

Remarks by Prof. Heather Warren to the Teach-In on the Living Wage, April 19, 2006

Remarks by Brad Sayler to the Teach-In on the Living Wage, April 19, 2006

'Living Wage' Rallying Cry at UVa Still Intense, The Washington Post, April 19, 2006

Faculty Letter to President Casteen on the Living Wage, April 19, 2006

Students Comply With UVa's Protest Order, The Daily Progress, April 19, 2006

Tapes show negotiations between students and Casteen come to stalemate in Saturday meetings, Cavalier Daily, April 18, 2006

Advocates Words Stir Protesters, The Daily Progress, April 18, 2006

Living-Wage Demonstrations: Day Seven, April 18, 2006

Sit-In Students Released, The Daily Progress, April 18, 2006

Living-Wage Sit-In: Day Six Rally, April 17, 2006

Living-Wage Sit-In: Prisoners' Release, April 17, 2006

Arrests Don't End Wage Protests, The Washington Post, April 17, 2006

From Sit-In to Lockup, The Daily Progress, April 17, 2006

Andrew Holden, Spot Etal and Jennifer Connor Thank Those Arrested in Living Wage Protests, April 16, 2006

Support Needed for Arrested Students, UVa Living Wage Website, April 16, 2006

Students Removed From President's Office After Sit-In Over Minimum Pay, Richmond Times Dispatch, April 16, 2006

Seventeen Students Arrested in UVa Sit-In, The Daily Progress, April 16, 2006

Arrest Statement, UVa Living Wage Website, April 15, 2006

Day Four - Seventeen Students Arrested, April 15, 2006

FAQ on Competitive Compensation, University of Virginia Press Release, April 15, 2006

University Arrests 17 Students, University of Virginia Press Release, April 15, 2006

Students' Counterproposal to Casteen, UVa Living Wage Website, April 14, 2006

President Casteen's Proposal for the Students Occupying Madison Hall Lobby, University of Virginia Press Release, April 14, 2006

Living Wage Sit-In/Notes from Inside, April 14, 2006

Student Protest Enters Third Day, The Daily Progress, April 14, 2006

Katie Cristol's UVa Living Wage Update, electronic mail, 3:24 pm April 14, 2006

Isaac Wood's UVa Living Wage Update, electronic mail, 2:49 pm April 14, 2006

Protest Still Going, The Daily Progress, April 14, 2006

Administrators cut off Internet, food at sit-in, The Cavalier Daily, April 14, 2006

Living Wage Sit-In: Looking Out, April 14, 2006

Julian Taliaferro Endorses the Living Wage at UVa, electronic mail, April 13, 2006

Wende Marshall's Remarks for Living Wage Rally, April 13, 2006

Professor arrested, students continue protest, The Daily Progress, April 13, 2006

Living Wage Sit-In Results in One Arrest, The Cavalier Daily, April 13, 2006

Living Wage Sleep Over, April 12, 2006

Living Wage Arrest, April 12, 2006

Signs of Spring, April 12, 2006

Living Wage Sit In Day One, April 12, 2006

Living Wage Songs and Chants

Why We Are Sitting In, Living Wage Press Release, April 12, 2006

Protesters seek 'living wage' at Board of Visitors meeting, The Daily Progress, April 8, 2006

Fairfax Considers 'Living Wage' Measure, The Washington Post, April 4, 2006

Opinion of the Attorney General on the "Living Wage," March 21, 2006

UVa Group Marks Wage Win, The Daily Progress, March 15, 2006

UVa to increase wages of lowest-paid workers, The Daily Progress, March 9, 2006

President Casteen's Statement on Competitive Compensation, March 7, 2006

UVa wage debate rages, The Daily Progress, March 3, 2006

Ralliers Call for Pay Hike, The Daily Progress, February 22, 2006

Paul Gaston statement on the Living Wage at UVa, February 21, 2006

Wage War for a Change, The Declaration, February 20, 2006

Jan Cornell Seeks Endorsements for Living Wage Resolution, electronic mail, February 1, 2006

2005

Standing Up for the Freedom of Speech, The Cavalier Daily, November 20, 2005

What is a Living Wage?, The Tribune, July 28, 2005

April 21st - May 3rd Comments on Toscano's Website

2004

City of Charlottesville Living Wage, February 27, 2004

Senate Preserves Living Wage, Daily Progress, February 18, 2004

2003

SUUVA Update: Why Does It Matter?, November 2003

2002

Ian Burke Given Deferred Sentence/ Asked Not to Trespass on Marriott Property, October 15, 2002

Sixteen Sit In at Courtyard Marriott/Three Arrested, September 9, 2002

Charlottesville Residents and Students March to Demand Living Wage, Cavalier Daily, September 3, 2002

Local Group Observes Labor Day Protest, The Daily Progress, September 3, 2002

Activists Still Looking for 'Living Wage' Commitment from UVa, The Daily Progress, April 7, 2002

UVa Board Agrees to Consider 'Living Wage' Proposal, The Daily Progress, April 7, 2002

Kevin Lynch's Remarks at BOV Living Wage Rally, April 6, 2002

UVa Urged to Require More Pay, The Daily Progress, April 2, 2002

Ben Thacker-Gwaltney Responds to Blake Caravati About Living Wage, February 22, 2002

Blake Caravati Responds to Paul Gaston About Living Wage, February 19, 2002

Waldo Jaquith Responds to Paul Gaston, February 18, 2002

SUUVA-CWA Affiliation Address by Brooks Sunkett, February 14, 2002

Paul Gaston Challenges Charlottesville City Council Candidates to Take Further Action on a Living Wage, February 4, 2002

2001

Al Weed Answers Living Wage Questionnaire

Creigh Deeds Answers Living Wage Questionnaire, electronic mail, November 4, 2001

Nancy O'Brien Answers Living Wage Questionnaire, electronic mail, November 8, 2001

Charlottesville City Council OKs 'Living Wage' for City Contractors, The Daily Progress, November 6, 2001

Meredith Richards Comments on Living Wages, electronic mail, October 31, 2001

Tickets Dismissed for Honking to Back 'Living Wage', The Daily Progress, October 5, 2001

Response to Charlottesville Chamber of Commerce by Living Wage Activists, August 2001

Charlottesville Toilet Bowl Rally, The Daily Progress, August 1, 2001

Should Tooting Be Tolerated?, The Daily Progress, July 28, 2001

Protest Statement from the Omni Four, July 2001

Arrests Cap 'Living Wage' Demonstration, The Daily Progress, July 14, 2001

Street Theater Comes to Charlottesville, The Daily Progress, July 13, 2001

Waldo Jaquith Responds to Steven Stern's Comments About a Living Wage, electronic mail, July 9, 2001

Virginia Germino Responds to Steven Stern on the Imposition of a 'Living Wage', electronic mail, July 7, 2001

Steven Stern Comments on Job Training and Imposition of a 'Living Wage', electronic mail, July 4, 2001

Paul Gaston Responds to Critics of the Living Wage Movement, electronic mail, July 6, 2001

Chamber of Commerce Leaders Reject 'Living Wage' Plan, The Daily Progress, June 27, 2001

Living Wage Survey, June 27, 2001

Paul Gaston Comments on Marriott and the Living Wage, electronic mail, June 6, 2001

Wilson McIvor Responds to Brian Campbell Regarding Living Wage Issues and Protests, electronic mail, May 29, 2001

Susan Fraiman Responds to Brian Campbell Regarding Living Wage Issues and Protests, electronic mail, May 28, 2001

Jan Cornell Responds to Brian Campbell Regarding Living Wage Issues and Protests, electronic mail, May 25, 2001

Brian Campbell Comments on Living Wage Protests, electronic mail, May 23, 2001

Charlottesville Approaches Living Wage Goal, March, 1999


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