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Displaying all articles tagged:
Fight For 15
the economy
May 13, 2023
New Study Finds a High Minimum Wages
Creates
Jobs
Conventional wisdom had long suggested the opposite.
By
Eric Levitz
feminism
Mar. 8, 2021
For International Women’s Day, Raise the Minimum Wage
Low wages keep women in poverty and make them vulnerable to sexual abuse.
By
Sarah Jones
labor
Nov. 4, 2020
Florida Becomes Latest State to Pass a $15 Minimum Wage
It will be raised annually through 2026 and then adjusted for inflation every year after.
By
Chris Crowley
vision 2020
May 23, 2019
McDonald’s Workers Are Striking, and 2020 Candidates Are Paying Attention
Several candidates are joining picket lines, and Fight for $15 is launching a push to make unionization a 2020 presidential issue.
By
Sarah Jones
sexual harassment
May 21, 2019
McDonald’s Workers Say Time’s Up on Sexual Harassment
Backed by the Fight for 15, the ACLU, and the legal fund that grew out of #MeToo, fast-food employees are pushing for a safer workplace.
By
Sarah Jones
labor
Feb. 14, 2019
New York City Fast-Food Workers’ Next Target: Unfair Firings
New legislation in New York City aims to make it harder for managers to fire fast-food workers for reasons other than misconduct or poor performance.
By
Sarah Jones
labor
Dec. 1, 2018
For Low-Wage Workers, the Fight For 15 Movement Has Been a Boon
A study found the movement directly led to a $68 billion raise for 22 million low-wage workers, in addition to fueling a broader progressive cause.
By
Sarah Jones
May 25, 2017
Pelosi Promises to Pass $15 Minimum Wage If Dems Take House
Don’t look now, but Capitol Hill Democrats seem to be putting together an ambitious, populist post-2016 agenda.
By
Eric Levitz
protests
Nov. 30, 2016
More Than 100 Arrested in Nationwide Minimum-Wage Protests
Thousands took to the streets in the first major Fight for $15 action since Donald Trump won the election.
By
Charley Lanyon
Mar. 28, 2016
California Is About to Raise Its Minimum Wage to $15. Is That a Good Thing?
The measure will give one-third of the state’s workers a raise. But could it end up hurting the most vulnerable people in California?
By
Eric Levitz
Jan. 6, 2016
Mayor de Blasio Will Raise Minimum Wage for City Employees to $15
The move is expected to boost the take-home pay of 50,000 city workers, at a cost of $202 million through 2020.
By
Eric Levitz
Jan. 8, 2015
A Day in the Life of a Family of 6 Trying to Survive on Fast-Food Wages
Falling behind on $7.25 an hour.
By
Annie Lowrey