What with floods, wildfire, tornadoes, hurricanes, and even the occasional earthquake, it's been a tumultuous year for ULW supporters. In some cases, the towns that often hold ULW events are stranded without bridges to stand upon! So we are putting up both new groups and our groups from last year, to give you a place to start looking for a Bridge event. Last year's groups that have not contacted us either way are marked with ***, so double-check those groups!

We hope that some of you can get out there with your banners, since it's obvious that, more than ever, we need a Universal Living Wage! As always, get those pictures to us, because we are still awarding cameras for extra special bridge events.

City: Huntington, WV
Bridge Location: 6th St. Bridge (5:30-6:00 pm)
Contact Information: Bill Dotson
Representing: Huntington WV Housing Authority
Phone: (304) 526-4439
e-mail: bdotson@hwvha.org
website: www.huntingtonha.org

City: Parkersburg, WV ***
Location: at the new union hall
Contact Information: Joe Strain
Representing: Roofers Union #242
Phone: (304) 489-2111
e-mail: jstrain@verizon.net
website: N/A

City: Poynette, WI ***
Location: Highway 51 & the church
Contact Information: Pastor Steve Kurth
Representing: The Harlington Poynette Area Clergy Association, P.O. Box 70 Poynette, WI 53955
Phone: (608) 635-2468
e-mail: slkurth@juno.com
website: N/A

City: Cheyenne, WY ***
Location: Logan @Nation Hwy
Contact Information: Virginia Sellner
Representing: Wyoming Coalition for the Homeless/ Wyoming Winds
Phone: (307) 634-8499
e-mail: wch@vcn.com
website: www.wch.org

City: Laramine, WY ***
Bridge Location: UW Student Union Building
Contact Information: Tom Martin
Representing: Interfaith Good Samaritan, 710 E. Garfield #127 Laramie, WY 82070
Phone: (307) 742-4240
e-mail: interfaith82070@aol.com
website: www.interfaithgoodsam.com

Bridge the Economic Gap Day 2010

United for a Fair Economy in Boston, MA poses on the Boston Commons within view of the state house!


This is Hunger Action NY in front of the NY Stock Exchange!	NCH in Washington, DC.	Hawaii AFL-CIO Leaders on Ala Wai Bridge in Waikiki.

Bridge the Economic Gap Day 2009

Austin, TX ULW Warriors were visible from multiple locations!

The Austin, TX chapter of House the Homeless, Inc. gathers on the Barton Skyway over MoPac (Loop 1) to be seen by as many commuters as possible. Richard R. Troxell coordinated this Bridge Action.

More ULW Bridge Action Day photos from Austin, TX

The faces of many different folks who cared enough to attend the Bridge the Economic Gap 2009 Action Day. The elegant lady with the snow white hair is Eva Adams, who has marched for a living wage for 62 years!

Laborers Union Local 368 of Honolulu, HI

A few of the Louisville, KY ULW Warriors from our nationwide Bridge Action day.

The Executive Board of CWA Local 3310 staked out a patch of the Dixie Highway, and waved to all the commuters driving by!

Washingtom, DC ULW warriors from the National Coalition for the Homeless

It was a grey day in Washington, DC, with the threat of rain and poor lighting for photography. But ULW warriors covered both bridge and passing cars, answering questions about a universal living wage.

The Virginia Organizing Project of Charlottesville, VA hangs their banner on the 250 bypass, guaranteeing a large viewing audience.

A shot of one of the groups at the Washington DC Action.

University of Texas students get out their fellow ULW warriors for Bridge 2009!

Elim Transitional Housing, Inc., in Minneapolis, MN gets out their members!

	Daisy Barton speaking at Listening House.

Bridge the Economic Gap Day 2008

Elim Transitional Housing, Inc. of Minneapolis, MN takes their banner with them to outdoor stages.


*Elim Transitional Housing, Inc. of Minneapolis, MN had their banner everywhere -- parades, outdoor stages, and what even looks like the train station!*


The Austin, TX ULW Warriors brought not only their ULW banners, but a banner with a quote from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.: "There is nothing except shortsightedness to prevent us from guaranteeing a. . .livable income for every American. . . ."


After the Arizona Homeless Shelter in Phoenix, Arizona finished their bridge gathering, they hung their banner on their fence.

Here are some 2007 Bridge the Economic Gap photos.

AFL-CIO 586 kept their banner up on their marquee for over a week!	AFGE Local 916 worked their bridge in shifts.


More shots from the folks at AFGE Local 916!

LaToya Davis, Program Director and Jaribu Hill, Executive Director -- banner hanging at Greenville City Hall, Greenville, MS (Sept 4th)	Greenville, MS City Council member Kenneth Gines, Mayor Heather Hudson, Jaribu Hill and City Council member Carl McGee -- banner hanging at Greenville City Hall	Living Wage Coalition of Sonoma County
		The Hawaiian AFL-CIO office has their banner front and center!


Despite intermittent rain, the Austin ULW groups get their banners out over Interstate 35!	Daniel Burke from UFCW Local 1442 in Elsegundo, CA stands by an onramp in west Los Angeles.


The National Coalition for the Homeless in Washington, DC had a bunch of people bring their old yard signs!


UFCW 1441 gives a different bridge in Austin, TX the ULW Campaign treatment.

Common Ground Legal Advocacy in New Orleans, LA meet at Claiborne and Esplanade
to draw attention to the plight of poorly paid workers struggling to rebuild the Crescent City.

Wyoming drivers were not going to miss this banner!	WCH members brought along their yard signs from other ULW events.
Wyoming Coalition for the Homeless of Cheyenne, WY gets its members on the street!

South Florida Jobs with Justice lets their banner say it all
as they gather on the 17th Ave. Bridge.

Jacksonians for a Living Wage and Mississippi ACORN
gather at I-55 & Riverside in Jackson, MS to tell folks about the Universal Living Wage.

More Jacksonians at I-55 & Riverside
pass out ULW materials and carefully weigh down their banner
with (what else?) the nuts and bolts of hard work!


The Sheet Metal Workers #41 in Toa Baja, Puerto Rico, draw attention to the Universal Living Wage proposal by draping local bridges with their banner, as well as bringing it to a Labor Day picnic. Thanks to Alfredo M. Mari and Ruben Rodriguez Bonet for the photos!

Bridge the Economic Gap Day 2006

Austin ULW Warriors turn out despite the first rainstorm in weeks!

Eugene, OR Warriors use the banner and various signs to catch the eyes of Eugene commuters.
	The Wyoming Coalition for the Homeless gathers in force. ULW Warriors from Cheyenne, WY use both music and the media to draw attention to our cause!

Several print and TV reporters came out to cover the Universal Living Wage demonstration.
More of the Cheyenne, Wyoming Coalition for the Homeless at the Bridge 2006 Action Day.

HOUSE the HOMELESS, Inc. & Universal Living Wage Campaign	“Llenar el VACIO ECONOMICO” Con el "www.Universal Living Wage"
Acompañenos en nuestros puentes nacionales para proclamar el:
El Salario de Vivienda Universal Un Evento Historicò-Estaremos en puentes en Cada Estado de Nuestra Nacion
De acuerdo con la premisa moral que cualquiera persona que trabaja 40 horas a la semana debe de tener los recursos para rentar casa en cualquier lugar que el trabajo se hace a través de los E.U.
Plane a unirse en las banquetas de la calle 11 y 12 sobre la IH35.
4:30-6:30 p.m. (a las 6:30 estaremos con nuestros amigos del Pan de Mobiles y Pescados)
El salario mínimo federal es $5.15 por hora. Hay 10.1 millones de trabajadores del salario mínimo. De esta gente 40% son cabezas de familia. No tienen ninguna cobertura medica, ni pago para enfermedad, ningunas ventajas de retiro y no consiguen ninguna vacaciónes.
En los Estados Unidos 3.5 millones de personas experimentarán falta de un hogar este año. El gobierno de Estados Unidos dice que 42 % trabajan durante la semana. Evidentemente, la ética de trabajo está allí ... pero el salario no esta. Con $5.15 la hora hasta los trabajadores de tiempo completo no tienen los recursos para rentar casa. Con la iniciación del ULW, moderadamente, más de un millón de trabajadores de salario mínimos podran trabajarse ellos mismos fuera de las calles de América!
Con esto evitaran falta de hogar economica para todos los 10.1 millones de salario minimo.
Acompañenos para: DIA De Llenar el Vacio Economico! Contacto: Richard R. Troxell 796-4366 o rrtroxell@aol.com El movimiento acaba de empezar!
Guarden la Fecha-Martes dia 5 de septembre-Dia de los Trabajadores Mas 1

Bridge the Economic Gap Day 2005
Our First Annual Bridge the Economic Gap Day was a success with the help of Universal Living Wage Warriors in 50 States, Washington DC and 86 different communities. Thank you one and all for your support and efforts toward getting the word out to the nation. ULW Warriors- Keep those photos coming to rrtroxell@aol.com
Doug Wayland and the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless "Warriors" in Denver, CO display the banner over a well trafficked highway. They also flew the banner on Labor Day during the Taste of Colorado in Denver's Civic Center Park. Thanks, Doug for the mile high support.	The lawyers of the Alabama Alliance for a Living Wage came out and waved their banner for the ULW! The above picture was taken at their rally and press conference at Birmingham City Hall.
More Alabama Alliance pics: Their location was Center Street at I-20 & 59W in Birmingham, AL.

Bridge the Economic Gap Day