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Fight for 15
October 7, 2022
Bryce Covert
Restaurant Workers Who Love Tips Are Learning to Love the Minimum Wage Too
Workers in Maine, Michigan, and Washington, D.C., are campaigning to end the disparities between those who earn tips and other jobs.
August 31, 2022
Alex Park
As Gavin Newsom Builds His National Brand, Will He Leave California Workers Behind?
He’s blocked a bill to make it easier for farm workers to organize. Now Democrats are worried he’ll do the same for a bill to improve working conditions in fast food.
January 24, 2022
Alex Park
The Fight for $15 Is Moving Beyond the Minimum Wage With a Bold New Idea
The union-led movement has a plan to give fast-food workers a say on the job. California could make it a reality.
November 4, 2020
Melissa Gira Grant
Nothing Was Inevitable About This Election
We are facing a series of contradictions, expressed in big and small ways. Learn the wrong lessons, and we’re doomed.
April 9, 2020
Osita Nwanevu
The Coronavirus Recession Is a Critical Test for the Labor Movement
Caught between a pandemic and the pressure to restart the economy, organizers have quickly adapted to fight for workers’ rights.
August 20, 2019
Sheila McClear
The Future for Labor
A new book heralds workers fighting for a fair deal—even when they can’t join unions.
October 3, 2018
Alex Shephard
Why Amazon Raised Its Minimum Wage
It wasn't out of the goodness of Jeff Bezos's heart.
March 8, 2018
Sarah Jones
Here’s how McDonald’s could actually help women.
July 13, 2017
Clio Chang
Republicans Are Coming for Your Minimum Wage Hike
Missouri is on the verge of rolling back a wage increase in St. Louis, adding an ugly wrinkle in the fight for decent living wages.
January 5, 2017
Graham Vyse
Progressive Protesters Are Ready for Trump. Thanks, Obama.
The activist left was anemic under Bush, but flourished under Obama.
December 2, 2016
Sarah Jones
Turns out raising the minimum wage does not cause Armageddon.
April 15, 2016
Meaghan Murphy
Hillary Clinton is all over the place on a $15 federal minimum wage.
May 20, 2015
Danny Vinik
Critics Were Completely Wrong About the "Fight for $15" Movement
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