Commentary | September 4, 2017

Relaxing Today? Thousands Cannot.

Via: NY Daily News

For millions of people, Labor Day is nothing but another day at work.

Commentary | September 4, 2017

These Labor Laws Are Suppressing Black Workers

Via: Fortune

The fights for civil rights, economic justice, and labor rights are inextricably tied.

Commentary | August 18, 2017

Montgomery County Minimum-Wage Study was Fatally Flawed

Via: Washington Post

The report should should be disregarded by the Montgomery County Council as it debates a $15 minimum wage.

Commentary | July 25, 2017

Congress, Raise the Minimum Wage Rather Than Take Away Healthcare

Via: The Hill

Imagine if Republicans put as much effort into raising worker pay as they have into gutting healthcare.

Commentary | July 25, 2017

Minimum Wage Hike Alarmists Are Wrong

Via: NY Daily News

By all real-world measures, Seattle’s phase-in of a $15 minimum wage is working.

Commentary | July 5, 2017

UW Minimum-Wage Study Doesn’t Reflect Reality of Work in Seattle

Via: Seattle Times

A $15 minimum wage is necessary to ensure that everyone can participate in a vibrant economy.

Commentary | June 28, 2017

$15 Minimum Wage: Study was Flawed; Minneapolis Should Still Follow Seattle’s Lead

Via: Minnesota Star Tribune

The evidence remains the same: Raising the minimum wage improves lives without hurting the economy.

Commentary | May 1, 2017

America Needs a $15 Minimum Wage

Via: The Hill

A $15 minimum wage, fully phased in, would raise pay by about $3,500 for almost 1 in 3 workers.

Commentary | April 7, 2017

Here’s Who’s Winning the $15 Minimum Wage Wars Now

Via: CNBC.com

Momentum remains strong for improving pay for the 40 percent of U.S. workers who struggle on less than $15/hr.

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