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Pentagon Cafeteria Workers Were Illegally Punished For Seeking Better Wages
Food service managers at the Pentagon have been illegally retaliating against workers for going on strike, attorneys for the National Labor Relations Board have found.
Fast Food Workers Are Starting To Win The Fight For $15. What About The Battle For Union Rights?
Ever since fast food workers staged their first strike in 2012, their basic demands have been twofold: an increase of their pay to at least $15 an hour, and the right to form a union.
Power to the people
Why Black Lives Matter Activists Are Demanding A $15 Minimum Wage
BROOKLYN, NEW YORK — On Thursday, low-wage workers across the country are taking to the streets to demand a $15 minimum wage. In New York, the protests were scheduled for the same day that a New York police officer was set to be sentenced for the killing of Akai Gurley, one of the most high-profile police misconduct cases in recent city history.
“Standing together can make a change.”
BREAKING: California, New York Launch 60 Million Americans Into A $15 Minimum Wage Economy
With the strokes of two pens on opposite sides of the country on Monday, nearly one-fifth of the U.S. population began walking toward a $15 minimum wage.
The Battle Erupting In Alabama Over The Minimum Wage
Residents of Birmingham, Alabama like Bush Pauling were supposed to get some financial relief soon. Last summer, the city council voted to increase the city’s minimum wage to $10.10 an hour by the middle of 2017.
What Working Class New Hampshire Voters Think Of The GOP Candidates’ Poverty Plans
MANCHESTER, NH — Out of the snowy darkness came a line of fast-food workers, marching towards the site of the latest Republican debate. With beanies pulled over their ears and gloved hands holding protest signs, the workers, their families, and their supporters chanted, “You want our vote? Come get our vote.”
2015: The Year A $15 Minimum Wage Swept The Nation
If 2014 was the year where the majority of states got on board with a higher minimum wage than the federal level of $7.25 an hour, 2015 was the year the rallying cry for a $15 minimum wage gained serious legislative traction.
This year, three California cities — Emeryville, Los Angeles, and Mountain View — all passedminimum wage increases that will eventually bring them up to $15 an hour. Meanwhile, New York State enacted an eventual $15 minimum wage for its fast food workforce, while Massachusetts enacted one for its home care workers.
Here Are All The Places That Raised Their Minimum Wages This Year