Living Wage Campaign

Fight for 15 protest

It’s Science: Raising the Minimum Wage Would Make America a Happier Place It’s Science: Raising the Minimum Wage Would Make America a Happier Place

The American Psychological Association is marshaling research that shows alleviating poverty improves mental health.

Oct 15, 2015 / Benjamin Ryan

Fight for 15 Congress

Is the Senate Finally Getting Behind Fair Pay for Government Contractors? Is the Senate Finally Getting Behind Fair Pay for Government Contractors?

Federal contract workers are pushing Congress for living wages and a union on Capitol Hill—but the fight is not over yet.

Aug 7, 2015 / Michelle Chen

Preschoolers

How Childcare Actually Causes Poverty in America How Childcare Actually Causes Poverty in America

If the people who prepare your lunch deserve a living wage, the people preparing our toddlers for school do too.

Jul 31, 2015 / Michelle Chen

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

Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker holds a dollar bill as he announces his 2016 Republican presidential campaign.

Scott Walker Thinks Minimum Wage Is a ‘Lame Idea’ Scott Walker Thinks Minimum Wage Is a ‘Lame Idea’

The Republican Party used to back fair wages, but the anti-labor governor of Wisconsin is running against that legacy.

Jul 14, 2015 / John Nichols

Obama Overtime Pay

A Worker’s Take on the New Overtime Proposal A Worker’s Take on the New Overtime Proposal

Lifting the overtime threshold could give Lora McCrary an extra $15,000 a year to put towards retirement.

Jul 6, 2015 / Wendi C. Thomas

Retail Worker

The New Overtime Rules Are a Big Deal. Here’s Why. The New Overtime Rules Are a Big Deal. Here’s Why.

The overworked and underpaid American workforce has something to celebrate.

Jul 2, 2015 / Michelle Chen

Fast Food CEO Blames Low-Wage Workers for Poverty

Fast Food CEO Blames Low-Wage Workers for Poverty Fast Food CEO Blames Low-Wage Workers for Poverty

Andy Puzder neglects to mention that it’s the poverty wages his company pays its workers that force them to rely on the social safety net.

Jul 2, 2015 / Deepak Bhargava

SEIU Wage Protest

Shouldn’t Home Care Workers Earn a Living Wage? Shouldn’t Home Care Workers Earn a Living Wage?

Massachusetts’s disability and senior care workers just got a major pay raise.

Jun 29, 2015 / Michelle Chen

Recycling New Jersey

Someone Has to Sort Your Recycling and It’s a Disgusting and Dangerous Job Someone Has to Sort Your Recycling and It’s a Disgusting and Dangerous Job

When the green hype overpowers industrial safety, workers pay the price.

Jun 24, 2015 / Michelle Chen

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