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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The New Transportation Revolution? Bike Share Proves Good For All

As city bike share programs sprout up in metropolitan areas nationwide and local governments attempt to tally the cost-benefit of such programs, analysts note that the “costs” of bike shares pale in comparison to the untold social and environmental costs of cars. According to a Reuters article published on Wednesday, since the first bike share…