Labor, Civil Rights and Social Justice Movements Unite to ‘Fight for $15’ on Tax Day
In more than 200 cities, some 60,000 low-wage workers involved in the “Fight for $15” campaign—among them child care providers, Wal-Mart clerks and adjunct professors—staged an action Wednesday that highlighted the vast amount of public money spent to support underpaid workers.In more than 200 cities, some 60,000 low-wage workers involved in the “Fight for $15” campaign—among them child care providers, Wal-Mart clerks and adjunct professors—staged an action Wednesday that highlighted the vast amount of public money spent to support underpaid workers.
A new study says low wages are forcing working families to rely on more than $150 billion in public assistance.
“Democracy Now!” discusses the “Fight for $15” movement with Steven Greenhouse, a former labor and workplace reporter for The New York Times.
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Economic Justice
Nonprofits don’t have the political clout of their corporate counterparts, so balancing the CEO-worker pay ratio should be easier.
It's still possible that bargainers could hammer out an agreement, but a union spokesman says it's unlikely because many issues are unresolved.
The senator and presidential candidate also went to bat for a proposal that hourly workers be allowed to join the company’s board of directors.
Raising the minimum wage from $7.25 to $9 should be a no-brainer. Republicans say it will cause employers to shed jobs, but that’s baloney.
If the federal minimum wage had kept pace with changes in worker productivity, busboys and baristas would be making at least $21.72 an hour today, according to a study by the Center for Economic and Policy Research.
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