Green Party on Jobs

Party Platform

Pay a living wage which reflects real value of work

Ten Key Values: (#6) Community Based Economics

We recognize it is essential to create a vibrant and sustainable economic system, one that can create jobs and provide a decent standard of living, for all people, while maintaining a healthy ecological balance.

A successful economic system will offer meaningful work with dignity, while paying a "living wage" which reflects the real value of a person's work.

Source: Ten Key Values as ratified at the Green Party Convention Nov 19, 2003

Support a Living Wage

We advocate reinvesting a significant portion of the military budget in family support, living wage job development, and work training programs. Publicly funded work training and education programs should have a goal of increasing people’s employment options at living wage jobs.

We support public funding for the development of living wage jobs in community and environmental service, for example, environmental clean-up, recycling, sustainable agriculture and food production, sustainable forest management, repair and maintenance of public facilities, neighborhood-based public safety, aids in schools, libraries and childcare centers, and construction and renovation of energy-efficient housing. We oppose enterprise zone ‘give aways’ which benefit corporations more than inner city communities

Source: Green Party Platform, at 2000 National Convention Jun 25, 2000

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