If we now have united action the government can be forced to concede to the workers demands finance minister mthuli ncube recently highlighted a budget surplus of zw800 million and that the wages ratio to revenue is now less than 50 from over 90 in 2018 this surplus was secured because of austerity measures that impacted on the working class especially the decision to make payments in the useless bond notes let that money now be used to pay living wages. Luce provides in fighting for a living wage the first serious examination of the reasons for implementation failure as well as an analysis of the factors that lead to success luce argues that. Fighting for a living wage december 2019 doi 107591 9781501728280 isbn 9781501728280 authors stephanie luce city university of new york york college download citation copy link link . In fighting for a living wage stephanie luce takes a comprehensive look at the state of the living wage movement and highlights the critical campaign factors that lead to making a difference in the lives of working families luces close and thoughtful review of dozens of living wage campaigns across america suggests more than the passage of municipal ordinances but instead the birth of a movement that could very well make the fight for social justice and economic equity the