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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.
Here’s Who’s Turning Wage Fights Into Grassroots Power at the Ballot Box
Community groups to flex their electoral muscle with a groundswell of support for minimum wage ballot initiatives.
Reagan Sold Your Future, Trump Will Too
White working-class voters should think twice before electing another flag-waving, immigrant-bashing, billionaire-enriching politician.