FIGHT FOR 15

POLITICS
Bernie Sanders Went To Walmart's Shareholder Meeting To Demand A $15 Minimum Wage
By Dave Jamieson
The senator and 2020 hopeful also spoke in support of a proposal to put an hourly employee on Walmart's corporate board.
POLITICS
Democratic Presidential Candidates To Rally For McDonald's Workers
By Dave Jamieson
Several 2020 contenders plan to join the fast-food employees in Fight for $15 protests this week when the chain's shareholders meet.
POLITICS
Connecticut Passes $15 Minimum Wage
By Dave Jamieson
That makes it the fourth state just this year to sign off on $15.
VIDEOS
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.
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.
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.
POLITICS
Illinois Lawmakers Pass $15 Minimum Wage
By Dave Jamieson
The Fight for $15 has picked up a lot of steam in blue states.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
POLITICS
Missouri Republicans Lower St. Louis Minimum Wage From $10 To $7.70
By Dave Jamieson
Take that, local decision-making.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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