Walorski votes against stimulus with relief checks, child tax credits, minimum wage hike
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Walorski votes against stimulus with relief checks, child tax credits, minimum wage hike

Representative Jackie Walorski joined all House Republicans and two Democrats in voting against the latest round of pandemic-related economic stimulus. The bill passed the House of Representatives in a 219-212 vote. The House bill provides $1.9 trillion in aid to help struggling American families, frontline workers, state and local governments, small businesses, and the nation’s…

Sanders vows to ban ‘right-to-work’ laws in all 50 states
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Sanders vows to ban ‘right-to-work’ laws in all 50 states

Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders told a gathering of union machinists on Monday that he would ban right-to-work laws, including ones on the books in Indiana and Michigan. “We will end once and for all the disastrous right-to-work laws in 28 states,” Sanders declared, adding that his proposal would prevent companies from “ruthlessly exploiting their…

Walmart’s Wage Increase Renews Minimum Wage Debate
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Walmart’s Wage Increase Renews Minimum Wage Debate

Nearly a half million workers in the United States will see a pay increase in April. Walmart, the world’s largest retailer, announced today that it was raising the base pay of its current and future employees to $9 an hour, a full $1.75 above the current national minimum wage. According to the company: Approximately 500,000…

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…

Striking Workers Make Gains in Fight for $15 Minimum Wage
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Striking Workers Make Gains in Fight for $15 Minimum Wage

Thousands of workers in several different low-pay industries—including fast food, airlines, and health care—staged protests throughout the country on Thursday to demand a $15 an hour minimum wage, improved benefits, and collective bargaining rights, marking the two-year anniversary of the movement that has come to be known as the Fight for 15. Protests and walkouts…

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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…