FIGHT FOR 15

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Cruz’s Criticism Of AOC Backfires
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) got the better of Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) with the help of a pricey pastry.
A woman shouts while marching with service workers asking for $15 minimum wage pay during a rally at Newark Liberty International Airport, Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2016, in Newark, N.J. The event was part of the National Day of Action to Fight for $15. The campaign seeks higher hourly wages, including for workers at fast-food restaurants and airports. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
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POLITICS
SEIU Wants A Strong Labor Movement. Just Maybe Not Inside SEIU.
By Dave Jamieson
Staffers at the Service Employees International Union say the organization is trying to break its own staff union through hard-nosed bargaining.
BALTIMORE, MD - NOVEMBER 10: Protesters rally at a 'Fight for $15 Day of Action' protest outside of an Amazon fulfillment center on November 10, 2015 in Baltimore, Maryland. Local unions assert that 'most of the jobs are temporary, offering no benefits or guarantee of full time employment.' (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
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POLITICS
Maryland General Assembly Approves Bill For $15 Minimum Wage By 2025
By Sanjana Karanth
The bill would increase the state’s minimum wage from the current $10.10 per hour to $15 by 2025 for companies with 15 or more workers.
Nancy Salgado, center, leads chants outside a McDonald's in Chicago during a nationwide day of protests organized by the SEIU-backed Fight for $15 movement on Wednesday, April 15, 2015. (Michael Tercha/Chicago Tribune/TNS via Getty Images)
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POLITICS
Illinois Lawmakers Pass $15 Minimum Wage
By Dave Jamieson
The Fight for $15 has picked up a lot of steam in blue states.
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy (D) signed into law new legislation Thursday that
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POLITICS
New Jersey's Minimum Wage Is Headed To $15
By Dave Jamieson
It's just the fourth state to adopt such a law, following in the footsteps of California, Massachusetts and New York.
WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 16: Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) (L) and Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY) talk during an event to introduce the Raise The Wage Act in the Rayburn Room at the U.S. Capitol January 16, 2019 in Washington, DC. The proposed legislation, which will gradually raise the minimum wage to $15 by 2024, is unlikely to pass in the Republican-controlled Senate. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
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OPINION
Democrats' $15 Minimum Wage Bill Is A Big Deal
By Bryce Covert, Guest Writer
For both the party and the millions of workers who need a raise.
FILE - In this Wednesday, April 15, 2015, file photo, protestors pause near a McDonald's restaurant in Times Square during a rally and march in New York, as participants, fast food workers and union members call for a $15 minimum wage. Labor organizers say they’re planning another day of strikes and protests exclusively targeting McDonald’s stores in dozens of cities on April 14, 2016, following similar demonstrations outside a variety of fast-food restaurants a year ago. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle, File)
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U.S. NEWS
Millions To See Pay Hikes In 2019 As Minimum Wage Increases In 20 States
By Amy Russo
Thirteen counties and cities will notice the difference immediately on January 1, reaching or exceeding $15 an hour.
Tourists line up in the cold to enter Ellen's Stardust Diner on Sunday, January 14, 2018. The Times Square attraction boasts singing waitpersons to amuse diners.(�Photo by Richard B. Levine)
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BUSINESS
The Food Industry Has Been Notoriously Hard To Organize. Could These Tactics Bring It New Life?
By Teke Wiggin
These organizing tactics aren't traditional, but they are helping unions make some headway in the food and drink industry.
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POLITICS
Rashida Tlaib Arrested While Participating In 'Fight For 15' Rally In Detroit
By Hayley Miller
The House candidate from Michigan was one of at least 20 people detained during the pro-labor demonstration.
Striking McDonald's worker Abran Escarzaga, 31, protests outside McDonald's in Los Angeles, California, December 5, 2013. Organizers say fast food workers will strike in 100 U.S. cities, and there will be protests in 100 more, to fight for $15 an hour wages and the right to form a union. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson (UNITED STATES - Tags: BUSINESS CIVIL UNREST FOOD)
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POLITICS
Labor Critic Claims Union Behind The 'Fight For $15' Cut Funding For Fast-Food Campaigns
By Dave Jamieson
The Service Employees International Union says the drop in money suggested by government filings just reflects a change in strategy and structure.
ST LOUIS, MO - FEBRUARY 13: Protesters rally against Labor nominee Andrew Puzder in the lobby of Hardee's Headquarters on February 13, 2017 in St Louis, Missouri. The protesters feel that Mr. Puzder will not have the best interest of workers in mind due to his record of being a critic of raising the minimum wage as well as expansion of overtime pay, paid sick leave and the Affordable Care Act. (Photo by Jeff Curry/Getty Images)
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POLITICS
Missouri GOP Killed St. Louis' $10 Wage Floor. Now Activists Want A Statewide Vote On $12.
By Dave Jamieson
The state's leadership could live to regret blocking cities from setting their own minimum wages.
ST LOUIS, MO - FEBRUARY 13: Protesters rally against Labor nominee Andrew Puzder in the lobby of Hardee's Headquarters on February 13, 2017 in St Louis, Missouri. The protesters feel that Mr. Puzder will not have the best interest of workers in mind due to his record of being a critic of raising the minimum wage as well as expansion of overtime pay, paid sick leave and the Affordable Care Act. (Photo by Jeff Curry/Getty Images)
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POLITICS
Missouri Republicans Lower St. Louis Minimum Wage From $10 To $7.70
By Dave Jamieson
Take that, local decision-making.
Demonstrators gather for a protest calling for a $15-an-hour nationwide minimum wage in downtown Chicago, Illinois, United States, April 14, 2016. REUTERS/Jim Young
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POLITICS
Research Shows Higher Minimum Wages Have Not Cost Chicago Or Illinois Jobs
By Michael Reich, Contributor
Director, Institute for Research on Labor and Employment, UC B...
Major minimum wage increases in cities like Seattle and Chicago have led to no discernible loss of jobs or slowing of job growth.
Demonstrators gather for a protest calling for a $15-an-hour nationwide minimum wage in downtown Chicago, Illinois, United States, April 14, 2016. REUTERS/Jim Young
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POLITICS
What Tax Day Means To Me
By Priscilla Evans, Contributor
Fast-food worker and Fight for $15 activist
To many people, Tax Day is simply a race to get your papers in order, claim your deductions and hope for a refund. But for
BOSTON, MA - NOVEMBER 29: Hilda Haye, left and Lisa Murphy, right, who are from Cape Cod, take part in a National Day of Action 15 dollar per hour minimum wage protest at the Massachusetts State House in Boston on Nov. 29, 2016. (Photo by Jonathan Wiggs/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
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BLACK VOICES
Dr. King Died Fighting For Economic Justice. Nearly Half A Century Later, We Continue His Fight.
By Genevieve Sneed, Contributor
Home care worker and Fight for $15 activist
For more than 40 years, I’ve worked as a home care worker. Yet I’ve never been paid more than $9 an hour.
BOSTON, MA - APRIL 4: Teiarra Davis raises her fist as she marches in a protest to support workers fighting for $15/hour and union rights at the Boston Common in Boston on Apr. 4, 2017. (Photo by Keith Bedford/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
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BLACK VOICES
Why Black Women Are -- And Should Be -- Leading The Fight For $15
By Rontel Batie, Contributor
Federal advocate with the National Employment Law Project
Women of color have changed the world through their resilience and fortitude to never settle for less.
U.S. Attorney R. Alexander Acosta speaks to the media during a news conference about the arrest of seven people in Miami, Florida, June 23, 2006. The seven people arrested in Miami discussed attacks on the landmark Sears Tower in Chicago, the FBI building in Miami and other government buildings, U.S. officials said on Friday. REUTERS/Marc Serota (UNITED STATES)
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POLITICS
The Workers Behind Andy Puzder’s Defeat Have Questions for Alexander Acosta
By Gail Rogers, Contributor
McDonald's worker and Fight For $15 activist
Senators need to determine whether the Labor Secretary nominee will advocate for American workers or alienate them.
ST LOUIS, MO - FEBRUARY 13: Protesters rally against Labor nominee Andrew Puzder in the lobby of Hardee's Headquarters on February 13, 2017 in St Louis, Missouri. The protesters feel that Mr. Puzder will not have the best interest of workers in mind due to his record of being a critic of raising the minimum wage as well as expansion of overtime pay, paid sick leave and the Affordable Care Act. (Photo by Jeff Curry/Getty Images)
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POLITICS
Missouri Supreme Court Upholds St. Louis' $11 Minimum Wage
By Dave Jamieson
Business groups had tried to argue that the city ordinance was illegal.
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BLACK VOICES
My Fight For $15 Is About Black Futures
By Naquasia Legrand, Contributor
Member of the Fight for 15 National Organizing Committee
I’ve always lived in poverty, but living in poverty and having someone depend on me is a completely different story.
CEDAR RAPIDS, IA - (L-R) Communications Director Jennifer Palmieri, Campaign Manager Robby Mook, and Press Secretary Nick Merrill, for Democratic Nominee for President of the United States former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, speak to the traveling press corp aboard the campaign plane above Cedar Rapids, Iowa Friday October 28, 2016. (Photo by Melina Mara/The Washington Post via Getty Images)
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POLITICS
Clinton Aide: Protesters Don't Want $15 An Hour
By Zach Carter
“Don’t assume that the answer to big crowds is moving policy to the left,” Jennifer Palmieri told MSNBC's Chuck Todd.
PASADENA, MD - JUNE 28: Gisel Alfaro, left, 21, of El Salvador, has been in the United States for 2.5 years. She has worked at this Hardee's for 3 months. Blanca Vasquez, 25, center, of El Salvador, has worked at this Hardees for 9 years. She has been in the United States for 10 years. Many low silled jobs in the United States are being increasingly done by immigrants instead of Americans. This is the case at a Hardee's Restaurant in Pasadena, MD. (Photo by Sarah L. Voisin/The Washington Post via Getty Images)
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POLITICS
Think The Minimum Wage Will Be Safe Under Labor Secretary Puzder? Not So Fast
By JoEllen Chernow, Contributor
Director of Economic Justice, Center for Popular Democracy
Nearly 12 million workers won higher wages in 2016. But there's a catch.
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