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The Morality Of A $15 Minimum
It's becoming more and more common for politicians, and even economists, to say: that no one should be working full time and still remain in poverty.
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R.I.P. Middle Class: Half Of American Workers Make Less Than $30,000
As a nation we are flat broke and most of us are living paycheck to paycheck.
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Infographic: How Will the Minimum Wage Increase Affect the Economy?
Understanding the ins and outs of the proposed new federal minimum wage is the first step in taking a stance on the issue.
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In Fight for $15, This Strategist Is Going To War To Make McDonald's Pay
Scott Courtney, who is helping steer the low wage movement through the SEIU and union channels, says "this is about lifting up the 64 million American workers who aren’t making enough to live on.”
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Democrats Push for $12 Minimum With "Raise the Wage Act"
Party leaders are rallying behind new legislation that would raise the wage to $12 an hour, well beyond the $10.10 effort that failed to pass when Democrats controlled the Senate.
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The Fight for $15.37 an Hour: How a Coalition Pushed for Hotel Workers' Minimum Wage
Forces both inside and outside the traditional labor movement united to campaign for a higher minimum wage for hotel workers in Los Angeles.
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Minimum Wage Increase “Would Give Me the Chance To Spend Time With My Son and Be A Mother Again”
“It doesn’t make sense that I work hard, help the restaurant make money and yet I can’t eat there or support my family on just one job. This is not the America that I believe in."
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In Supersized Revolt, Fast Food Worker Strikes Have Ignited Across The World
As fast food workers struck in 158 U.S. cities Thursday and solidarity protests sprang up in 36 other countries, here's a look back at how the cause grew from a handful of people to a globe-spanning movement.
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Move Over, D.C: The Minimum Wage Fight Is Going Local Across the Nation
From San Diego and L.A. to cities across the Bay Area, and from South Dakota to Arkansas, policy makers are looking to raise local wage floors, reflecting the growing economic insecurity of working families.
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Fast Food Strikes and Protests to Hit 150 U.S. Cities And 30 Countries on May 15
The global walkout seeks to mobilize thousands of American low-wage workers, and their counterparts from Auckland to Karachi.
