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Kristen Bell Sings Revamp of Mary Poppins Tune With Minimum Wage Message

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Jul 26, 2014 The hit "Funny or Die" video casts Kristen Bell as a fed-up Mary Poppins, quitting her "choice" nanny position in protest of earning a minimum wage that has her living below the poverty line. But the timeless Disney character has a good idea about what will make her stay. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Voters Approve $15 Minimum Wage for Workers Around Seattle Airport

BLANK Nov 27, 2013 In the same election in which a socialist won a seat on the Seattle City Council, voters in the nearby city of SeaTac also approved a $15 hourly minimum wage for some workers in and around Seattle-Tacoma airport. Even if a recount reverses the result, the election seems to place the Seattle area at the vanguard of a surge of progressive political success. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

‘We Are Slowly Dying’: Fast-Food Workers Strike for Wages, Rights and Dignity

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Aug 3, 2013 Fast food and retail workers are striking for the right to unionize and a living wage in seven cities: Milwaukee; Chicago; St. Louis; Kansas City, Mo.; Detroit; Flint, Mich.; and New York City. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Walmart Apparently Doesn’t Want to Pay Workers a ‘Livable Wage’

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Jul 10, 2013 The corporate retail giant is threatening to pull out of plans to open several stores in Washington, D.C., if the city passes a higher minimum wage law that would boost the hourly income of lowly paid Walmart workers by nearly $5. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Billionaire Bloomberg Vetoes Living Wage Bill

Staff / Truthdig Apr 26, 2012 New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg wants to live in a better world. That’s why he vetoed a law that would have raised the minimum wage for a measly few hundred or so working New Yorkers to at least $10 an hour. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Fight for a Living Wage

Staff / Truthdig Jan 17, 2006 Chris Rock on the true meaning of minimum wage: "If we could pay you less, we would." Check out this NYT Magazine piece on the struggle just to get by. | story Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )