Around the world the pattern is the same: workers are called “essential” but are treated as disposable by CEOs and multinational corporations. That’s why workers around the US — and around the world — have been saying enough, going on strike, and demanding fair pay, better working conditions, and more. The Fight for $15 and… Read more →

VICTORY: TUCSON PASSES $15!   Voters in Tucson have passed a $15/hr minimum wage! 85,000 workers are on our way to $15! This didn’t happen overnight: the workers that power the Fight for $15 have spent years organizing, voting, and striking. This victory wouldn’t have happened without our movement. Our movement has already won $150… Read more →

Workers on STRIKE. Sign the petition to support the fight >>   Workers have been fighting and winning increases in the minimum wage across the country. But for too many workers, $15/hr is still years away or not even on the radar at the state level. That’s why workers have been on strike multiple times… Read more →

Arizona’s minimum wage is still stuck at $12.15 – it’s just not enough. But Tucson voters have the chance to vote for $15/hr this November – a measure that would give roughly 85,000 Tucsonan workers a raise. Before Tuesday, November 2, vote YES on Proposition 206 to raise the minimum wage to $15 and make… Read more →

Labor Day is a time to celebrate the accomplishments of workers – and how far we’ve come in the Fight for $15. In recent months, we have had plenty to celebrate. Here are some of the highlights: Delaware and Rhode Island went to a $15/hr minimum wage. Workers in Chicago won back pay for being… Read more →

Last year, a McDonald’s in Oakland, CA made headlines for forcing workers to work during the pandemic… and telling workers to use coffee filters and dog diapers as masks. This kind of disregard for safety and public health is unacceptable. Ultimately, there was an outbreak at the store, where 11 workers tested positive for COVID-19…. Read more →

The Delta variant of the coronavirus is tearing through communities around the country. A lot of people are acting like COVID is over. It’s not.  If the Delta variant does get workers sick, many of us won’t get to take paid time off. We won’t get the paid sick leave we need to get well…. Read more →

In a landmark win for workers, Burger King will pay almost 2,500 Chicago workers a total of nearly $500,000 for alleged violations of the city’s paid sick leave law. A city investigation found that Tri City Foods, which operates 40 Chicago-area franchises, failed to give workers their required sick leave for over three years. These… Read more →

According to a new report from the National Employment Law Project, the Fight for $15 has helped win $150 billion annually for 26 million workers, with $76 billion going to workers of color. We’ve come a long way since 2012, when a small group of McDonald’s workers in NYC walked off the job. Today, our… Read more →