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Living Wage
Is $15 an Hour Enough for Workers to Support Their Families?
Questions on if businesses can afford to pay their workers more aside, is that pay even enough?
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Home Care Workers in New York City Take Fight for 15 Personally
1199SEIU wants to make New York the first state to enact a statewide $15 per hour law.
Activists Demand Corporations Pay for Toxic Poverty Wages
Activists are championing laws that shift the costs of poverty wages from communities to corporations.
How We Can Save $17 Billion in Public Assistance – Annually
Raising the federal minimum wage to $12 would generate about $17 billion in savings to government assistance programs.
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Oregon Protesters Confront Weakened Minimum Wage Increase and Lack of Renter Protections
Oregon's Fight for $15 has seen much opposition.
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Nickel and Dimed in 2016: You Can’t Earn a Living on the Minimum Wage
Holding a job should not be a test of how to manage life as one of the working poor.
This Bill Would Force Large Corporations to Pay a Fine if They Don’t Pay Workers a Living Wage
If implemented, the act would incrementally raise the minimum wage that large employers are required to pay employees to avoid fees.
Why the $15 Minimum Wage Is Economically Feasible
If no significant job losses result from minimum wages, then employers find other ways to adjust to their higher labor costs.
Why Fair Job Scheduling for Low-Wage Workers Is a Racial Justice Issue
Neighborhoods Organizing for Change is leading the fight for fair scheduling in Minneapolis by being committed to racial justice.
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Winning the Fight for $15 in 2016
This is the year to make all wages living wages.