In partnership with The Institute for Public Policy and Economic Development, the University’s Office of Community and Government Relations, the Ellacuría Initiative and the Political Science Department released a comprehensive report that details how conditions have changed three years after their groundbreaking “Living Wage Report 2016.” A living wage is a rate at which a worker can reach a standard of living that meets essential basic needs and enables the worker to live a modest but dignified life.
Numerous families in Lackawanna and Luzerne fall below official federal poverty measurements and there are also many others who work full-time and are above the poverty line, but still fall short of a living wage that can adequately provide for themselves and their children, according to the study that offers recommendations to close the gap and promote economic security.
