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Southern Cities Face Growing Efforts by State and Federal Officials to Block Local Progress
The South's progressive cities have a target on their back.
Home Depot Cleaners Strike on Inauguration Day to Highlight Fight for Living Wages
Underpaid Home Depot cleaners struck on Inauguration Day to show that workers can take back power when they unite.
Women Doing Paid and Unpaid Work Are Called to Strike: A Conversation With Erin Mahoney
Women need to build a movement that elected officials of all parties feel accountable to.
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Reducing Inequality in the Trump Era
With Washington looking hopeless, it's up to local communities to close the gap between the richest and the rest.
Election Losses Don’t Stop Corporate Efforts to Block Voter-Approved Minimum Wage Hikes
Corporate lobbyists and their legislative allies are working to block, delay, even rewrite the laws approved on Election Day.
Undeterred by Trump, Fight for 15 Fires Back Up
Low-wage workers across the country walked off the job on Tuesday to agitate for an increase in the federal minimum wage.
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Modest Wins for Minimum Wage, Huge Gains for Marijuana Legalization Amid Shock GOP Wave
It was an otherwise bright spot for left-leaning voters, on a night punctuated by shocking Republican gains.
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What Does It Take to Survive Where You Live?
It takes more than $15 per hour to earn a living wage in most states.
The Real Living Wage? $17.28 an Hour — at Least
In almost every state, a worker needs more than $15 an hour to make ends meet.
Another Victory for Workers in Seattle — This Time It’s Their Schedules
Service and retail workers will finally get reasonable shift schedules, along with their $15-an-hour minimum wage.