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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.
Florida Voters Overwhelmingly Pass Measure to Raise Minimum Wage to $15 Per Hour
The increase will be gradual, reaching $15 per hour by the year 2026.
Right-Wing Austerity Set New Orleans Up to Be a Coronavirus Disaster Zone
Louisiana law bans cities like New Orleans from raising the minimum wage and requiring paid sick leave for workers.
As Fashion Lines Are Praised for Making Face Masks, Don’t Ignore Garment Workers
Many workers making the masks face a risk of infection at work and some lack access to bathrooms with soap and water.
DoorDash Drivers Make an Average of $1.45 an Hour, Analysis Finds
DoorDash has created a deceptive pay model in which workers appear to be making a decent wage on paper.
Thirty-Two Jurisdictions Will Raise Wages to or Above $15 in 2020
The federal minimum wage remains stuck at $7.25 an hour, but the Fight for $15 movement won important gains this year.
House Votes to Eliminate One Legacy of Slavery — Subminimum Wages
A bill passed by the House on Thursday would raise the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour -- plus tips.
Lawsuit Could Force For-Profit Detention Centers to Pay Detainees Minimum Wage
People in CoreCivic's detention centers are paid $1 a day for their labor. CoreCivic is paid $95 a day to detain them.
Time for a Raise for New York Car Wash Workers
The state legislature could end the subminimum tipped wage for carwashers.
Raising the Minimum Wage Must Be a Central Issue in 2020 Election
Democrats running for office in 2020 have an opportunity to do what's morally right and politically popular.