The University also stated that its payment to First Transit was large enough to provide the drivers with an adequate wage.

Harris alleged that Vector violated California and federal labor law by failing to pay adequate wages and illegally coercing employees into patronizing the company.

I earn an adequate wage.

It even approved the formation of trade unions and reminded employers of a moral duty to pay adequate wages.

David James, a Labor Department spokesman, said the department was investigating whether the contractor failed to provide adequate wages and housing and failed to pay for transportation.

"But no labor is really menial unless you're not getting adequate wages."

To the Editor: Any welfare reform effort must give highest priority to protecting affected children by helping their parents obtain jobs with adequate wages.

Consequently, we must seek to set up an adequate minimum wage in all Members States, either through legislation or through collective contracts, depending on the country's traditional method.

People fear that if they get laid off, their next job will not provide adequate wages or benefits.

What once seemed a more than adequate wage today leaves many families with little discretionary income.