One Fair Wage, One Billion Rising and 25+ other groups staged public self-defense training action and delivered a letter to Governor’s New York City office called for a fair wage for restaurant workers.
Tag: Minimum Wage
The Feminist Case for Raising the Minimum Wage
Scant wages leave legions of workers vulnerable to abuse and exploitation—particularly sexual harassment.
Raising the Minimum Wage is the Least We Can Do
With income inequality at near-record highs, the economy is best summed up as a three-legged table, balancing on an ever-narrower base—and we’re bound to topple over eventually.
Across the Country, 2018 Ushered in New Laws Boosting Women’s Rights
On January 1 of this year, many laws that boosted women’s access to healthcare, proximity to economic justice and protections from workplace discrimination kicked into effect.
Minimum Wage Workers Are Still Waiting for a Raise
Over 20 million workers in 21 states are still earning the outdated and unlivable federal minimum wage of $7.50 an hour. 40 percent of workers in those 21 states and 30 percent of workers nationally earn wages that leave them below the poverty line.
NEWSFLASH: Workers Protest Labor Secretary’s Nomination Nationwide
Thousands of fast-food workers today mobilized in over two dozen cities across the country to demand that Andrew Puzder withdraw his nomination from President Donald Trump to lead the Labor Department.
Trump’s Labor Secretary Won’t Fight for Workers
Andrew Puzder’s public comments and his company’s lingering controversies show him to be someone geared to undermine the Labor Department’s mission.
Not Going Back: Economic Equality
We must fight for workers’ rights and protecting social security despite Republican opposition.
NEWSFLASH: Thousands of Workers Join First Nationwide Strike Since the Election
Thousands of workers in 340 cities nationwide participated in Fight for 15’s twelfth one-day strike on Tuesday.
Celebrating the Fight for $15: Raising the Minimum Wage Builds an Economy That Works for All
We have a lot to celebrate this Labor Day. Workers have made significant gains in raising the minimum wage, guaranteeing paid sick days and paid family leave and cracking down on wage theft.