Two weeks ago, the AFM News Team spoke with Emma Hutchens from Just Economics of Western North Carolina, to talk about the relaunching of their Living Wage Certification program with the latest living wage rate. The program aims to reward existing Living Wage Certified Employers in our community, to provide employers with tools and incentives to increase workers’ wages up to a living wage, to connect consumers to employers that provide a living wage and to promote a just and sustainable local economy.

Listen to the full interview below:

Just Economics WNC is a local organization that works to educate, advocate, and organize for a just and sustainable local economy that works for everyone in the region by providing Policy Advocacy, a Living Wage Employer Certification Program and Grassroots Education & Engagement.

To learn more about Just Economics WNC click here.  To learn more about how to become a certified living wage business or to find certified living wage businesses around you click here. And to learn more about the living wage in Buncombe County click here. 

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