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All Posts For - minimum wage

Andy Puzder Brags About Low Wages. Now He’s Secretary of Labor.

December 9, 2016 Current News labor Comments are off for this post

If Trump’s actual goal is to display utter contempt for American workers, then burger-czar Puzder is a pretty strong choice. He’s a key figure in an industry that’s notorious for labor abuses.

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Tell Palo Alto: Raise the Wage!

August 8, 2016 Uncategorized minimum wage Comments are off for this post

A year after raising the minimum wage to a paltry $11 per hour, Palo Alto is finally considering $15. Sign the letter to tell them to do it now!

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How a $15 Minimum Wage Went from ‘Extreme’ to Enacted

April 6, 2016 Current News activism Comments are off for this post

What the activists and low-wage workers have shown with their fight for $15 is that the changes we need will come if people organize and force them

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Nickel and Dimed in 2016: You Can’t Earn a Living on the Minimum Wage

February 17, 2016 Current News class war Comments are off for this post

When presidential candidate Bernie Sanders talks about income inequality, and when other candidates speak about the minimum wage and food stamps, what are they really talking about?

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ALL Out to Support A Regional Increase in the Minimum Wage!

August 24, 2015 Uncategorized inequality Comments are off for this post

The important part of Monday's meeting will be something they aren't voting on yet -- coordinating with other local cities to increase the minimum wage regionally to $15 per hour by 2018.

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

July 23, 2015 PPJC Picks Economic Justice Comments are off for this post

This is because of the courageous workers who’ve been striking year in and year out, and community allies who’ve been on the front line with them.

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Los Angeles Goes to $15 Minimum Wage

May 20, 2015 Current News Economic Justice Comments are off for this post

This is entirely a victory for workers, the movement that fought for $15, and the unions and community organizations that supported them.

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Video – McDonald’s: It’s Time To Do The Right Thing

May 5, 2015 PPJC Picks Economic Justice Comments are off for this post

We’re taking our message straight to McDonald’s HQ at their annual shareholder meeting. Because it’s time for McDonald’s to do the right thing for workers. Watch the video announcement right now – and share far and wide.

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Community Forum: Raise the Wage Los Altos!

April 30, 2015 Uncategorized Economic Justice Comments are off for this post

Should Los Altos raise the local minimum wage? "Yes" say the local organizations, churches and economic equality activists who make up the Raise the Wage Coalition of the Peninsula and South Bay.

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Stand Up for Economic Justice!

April 21, 2015 Uncategorized Grassroots Activism Comments are off for this post

Palo Alto City Council begins work to raise the local minimum wage. Come to the meeting to show your support for economic justice! April 28, 7:00 pm at Palo Alto City Hall.

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