Economists: $15 Minimum Wage Achievable Without Job Losses

Economists: $15 Minimum Wage Achievable Without Job Losses

A growing movement of fast food workers has launched strikes, protests, and public pressure campaigns across the United States and world demanding an end to “starvation wages” and a minimum of $15 an hour, under the slogan “We are worth more!” Now, a just-released working paper from economic researchers is affirming what those employees have…

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Workers Demand Higher Minimum Wage in National Fast Food Strike

Fast-food workers are out in force nationwide on Thursday as they participate in a day of action designed to highlight the scourge of low-wages and push a series of demands to combat the persistent poverty endured by those who form the backbone of the profitable multi-billion dollar industry. Led by organizers at FightFor15 — and…