Roisin Davis / TruthdigJul 23, 2015
Fast-food workers throughout the state won a hard-fought and important victory Wednesday: a $15 minimum wage. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Natasha Hakimi Zapata / TruthdigMay 16, 2015
The effort to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour is gaining momentum, and two of American progressives' biggest allies are doing what they can to get the executive branch behind the movement. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigApr 16, 2015
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. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigApr 15, 2015
Sabrina Johnson and Edith Figueroa are among tens of thousands of fast-food workers who have mobilized under the banner of the "Fight for $15" to demand better wages and the right to form a union. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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