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Activists Around the US Fight to Raise the Minimum Wage
Activists Around the US Fight to Raise the Minimum Wage (Labor Organizing and Activism, Activism, Living Wage Campaign)

At a time when 4.5 million Americans make at or below the minimum wage, a broad coalition unites to demand better pay. 

Matthew Cunningham-Cook
Jim Evans, chair of the Mississippi Immigrants Rights Alliance
How Mississippi's Black/Brown Strategy Beat the South's Anti-Immigrant Wave (Activism, Living Wage Campaign, Conservatives and the American Right)

A campaign that brought together African-Americans and undocumented workers stopped an anti-immigrant bill in its tracks.

David Bacon
Living-Wage Victory in LA (Labor Organizing and Activism, Social Justice, Living Wage Campaign, Cities, Politics, Society)

Low-wage workers in hotels near Los Angeles International Airport are the latest to benefit from the city's living-wage law, riding a wave of considerable political momentum.

Peter Dreier
Minimum Security (Living Wage Campaign, Urban Issues, Politics, Society)

Seeing the limits of living-wage laws, activists seek a raise for all workers.

Bobbi Murray
Working and Poor in the USA (Living Wage Campaign, Poverty, Politics, Society)

A vast impoverished population languishes in the midst of our economy.

Beth Shulman
Free Martha! (Living Wage Campaign, Corporate Responsibility, White-Collar Crime, Society)

Why Martha Stewart should be found innocent.

Doug Henwood
Going Down the Road (Living Wage Campaign, Politics, Society)

Campaign for a Living Wage

Jim Hightower
Free Time for a Free People (Religion, Living Wage Campaign, Society)

There's a growing movement to add livable hours to calls for a living wage.

Arthur Waskow

Blogs

Obama Urges Minimum Wage Increase and First-Ever Indexing
Josh Eidelson

Labor welcomed the proposal, but what it means for tipped workers remains unclear.

February 13, 2013
The Link Between USC and Garment Worker Factory Fires
StudentNation

Student activists are pointing out that one of USC's apparel monitors failed to address fire safety hazards that led to 289 deaths in Pakistan.

December 19, 2012
Hundreds Protest Bain-Owned Corporation in Tampa Over Low Wages
George Zornick

The owner of Outback Steakhouse and other chains has fought to lower state minimum wages, which doesn't sit well with low-wage workers. 

August 28, 2012
Full Employment is Possible! Robert Pollin (VIDEO)
Laura Flanders

The world’s best president could roll back every last anti-organizing law and set organizers on a mission to sign up every last employed American. Still, the standing pool of desperate unemployed would drain worker power away. Robert Pollin has a proposal.

July 30, 2012
Large, Profitable Companies Employ Most Minimum-Wage Earners
George Zornick

Corporations with plenty of money to spare could afford to pay workers more—they just won’t. 

July 19, 2012
Greg Kaufmann: Why Can't Jamie Dimon Pay His Employees a Living Wage?
Nation in the News

The too-big-to-fail bank’s CEO pays wages that are too-small-to-live-on.

June 27, 2012
Queer Issues Are Class Issues: Where Next for the LGBTQ Movement?
Laura Flanders

From marriage to the military, LGBTQ people have won acceptance. Now can we tackle the unacceptable levels of fear, poverty and shame that pervade our society?

June 25, 2012
The Price of the Baby Bump
Salamishah Tillet

The real problem with the Hollywood obsession with the celebrity baby bump is not what it shows but rather what it hides.

May 8, 2012
Student Activism as the Tip of the Spear: Raising the Minimum Wage in San Jose
StudentNation

A group of thirty San Jose State students recently put their studies into practice and launched a campaign that has gained the support of young labor activists, community groups and faith-based organizations—and now the city of San Jose could see a pay raise because of it.

April 17, 2012
Sweet Victories: Lessons for 2012
Katrina vanden Heuvel

Paid sick leave fights could benefit from Occupy Wall Street's support, and help shape its direction.

January 5, 2012