Fast food workers strike

Fight for 15

New York Fast-Food Workers Win Their Fight for $15 New York Fast-Food Workers Win Their Fight for $15

A landmark executive move will serve the state’s fast-food workers some long-overdue justice.

Jul 22, 2015 / Michelle Chen

Fast Food Wages

What Fast-Food Workers Are Fighting For What Fast-Food Workers Are Fighting For

The New York State Labor Department’s fast food Wage Board this week showed why a pay raise can’t come soon enough for fast food workers.

Jun 17, 2015 / Michelle Chen

McDonald's protesters fight for 15

Yesterday’s #FightFor15 Protests Were Big—and the Movement Is Only Growing Yesterday’s #FightFor15 Protests Were Big—and the Movement Is Only Growing

Yesterday’s strikers ranged from retail and fast food workers to adjuncts and caregivers—all those ousted from the 1 percent economy.

Apr 16, 2015 / Blog / Michelle Chen

Why Are Liberals Resigned to Low Wages?

Why Are Liberals Resigned to Low Wages? Why Are Liberals Resigned to Low Wages?

Focusing on unsolvable problems excuses them from dealing with tough political problems.

Mar 4, 2015 / Editorial / Mike Konczal

Want a Living Wage? Work at McDonald’s… in Denmark

Want a Living Wage? Work at McDonald’s… in Denmark Want a Living Wage? Work at McDonald’s… in Denmark

Can global solidarity between fast-food workers help raise the bar for all of them?

Nov 19, 2014 / Blog / Michelle Chen

$15 and a Union: Fast-Food Workers Take Their Demands Nationwide

$15 and a Union: Fast-Food Workers Take Their Demands Nationwide $15 and a Union: Fast-Food Workers Take Their Demands Nationwide

Nearly two years since their mobilization began with about 200 workers in New York, fast-food workers are following through on their two key demands: a $15 hourly wage and a union....

Sep 5, 2014 / Blog / Michelle Chen

This Ruling Just Gave Workers a Big Boost in Their Fight Against McDonald’s

This Ruling Just Gave Workers a Big Boost in Their Fight Against McDonald’s This Ruling Just Gave Workers a Big Boost in Their Fight Against McDonald’s

The fast-food giant must now admit that it’s responsible for the people it employs.

Aug 1, 2014 / Blog / Michelle Chen

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