News | Economy & Labor While Congress Considers No Minimum Wage Raise, Fast Food Workers Strike for $15 Joe Biden has said that the $15 minimum wage proposal may not make it through stimulus talks. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout February 16, 2021 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor $15 Minimum Wage Would Have Bigger Budget Impact Than GOP Tax Cuts, Says CBO "I believe that we will succeed in including the minimum wage in the reconciliation bill," said Sen. Bernie Sanders. By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams February 16, 2021 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor Bernie Sanders Clears Path in Congress to Raise Minimum Wage The Congressional Budget Office said raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2025 would benefit 27 million workers. By Mike Ludwig , Truthout February 9, 2021 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor Sanders Has a “Room Full of Lawyers” Working to Ensure $15 Wage Bill Survives Budget Chair Sanders says lawyers are working to show a pay hike is eligible for reconciliation after Biden cast doubt. By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams February 8, 2021 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor With Biden’s Support, a $15 Minimum Wage Is Closer Than Ever The Fight for $15 has come a long way since 200 food workers went on strike in 2012. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout January 26, 2021 Truthout
News Analysis | Economy & Labor Biden’s First Days Signal Significant Shift From Trump on Labor and Economy It's too early for labor organizers to run victory laps, but Biden's first few days suggest ambitious plans are ahead. By Sasha Abramsky , Truthout January 24, 2021 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections AOC Skipped Inauguration to Join a Strike She went to Hunts Point Produce Market in the Bronx to express solidarity with 1,400 striking produce workers. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout January 21, 2021 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor Biden Calls for $15 Federal Minimum Wage With Pandemic Relief Package Meanwhile, the president-elect’s stimulus check proposal falls short of what progressives demand. By Mike Ludwig , Truthout January 15, 2021 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor Warren Urges Raise in Minimum Wage to $15 an Hour for Federal Contract Workers Sen. Elizabeth Warren and others say President-elect Joe Biden should meet this demand on day one. By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams December 14, 2020 Truthout
Op-Ed | Economy & Labor Florida’s Stunning Minimum Wage Win Shows Momentum Extends Beyond Blue States In passing Amendment 2, Florida joins seven other states with a $15 per hour minimum wage. By Sasha Abramsky , Truthout November 6, 2020 Truthout