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Minimum Wage
Philadelphia Airport Workers Win Major Victory Against Abusive Subcontracting
After over a year of worker strikes, Philadelphia International Airport contracted workers received assurance that they can form a union without retaliation.
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Strengthen the Middle Class and the Country With Higher Wages
Los Angeles' progress in pushing for a living wage may be the catalyst the US needs to raise wages across the country.
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Success! Los Angeles Votes to Raise Minimum Wage to $15
Like other cities who have implemented recent wage increases, the process will take place in increments over the defined period of years.
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Not Lovin’ It: Thousands Storm McDonald’s Head Quarters to Protest Low Wages
The protest comes on the heels of the largest-ever strike against the fast food industry in April.
Basic Income and the Anti-Slavery Movement
Unconditional basic income is not only feasible, but it also has more emancipatory potential than any other single policy.
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New York Airport Workers Strike, Telling Management “Poverty Wages Don’t Fly“
Meet some of the New York City airport workers, and their union allies, calling for higher wages and union representation.
Taxpayers Subsidize Restaurant Pay
A new report reveals just how much the restaurant industryu2019s current low-wage model costs ordinary taxpayers.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Workers Join the “Fight for $15” Movement, and More
Workers across the US took part in protests in 200 cities, and more.
Fight for $15: Tens of Thousands Rally as Labor and Civil Rights Movements Join Forces
More than 60,000 workers walked off the job in more than 200 cities.
SEIU President Mary Kay Henry Speaks at a San Fransciso McDonald’s Protest for $15 an Hour
Henry called on Hillary Clinton to support the $15 an hour campaign.