LIVE VIDEO: Thousands converge on Richmond to #FightFor15

Here we are — the first-ever Fight for $15 Convention. Thousands of workers coming together because we’re sick of working long hours and still not making enough to get by. Watch the Facebook Live video of our convention right now — we’re standing up and speaking out because we’re done with racism, done with immigrants… Read more →

I will march with the Fight for $15 in Richmond, VA

A letter from Reverend Dr. William J. Barber II   I was there last week. On stage at the Democratic National Convention, I called for a moral agenda and for all of us to do our part to expand and revive the Heart of America. The moral vision of our Constitution calls on us to push… Read more →

Rev. Dr. Barber takes the Fight for $15 to the Democratic Convention

Rev. Dr. William Barber II, the architect of the Moral Monday movement, tore the house down at the Democratic National Convention. On a night where progressive leaders from across the country came together to pitch progress — Rev. Dr. Barber and his message of moral courage and social justice stole the spotlight. “I say to… Read more →

The Fight for $15 to hold FIRST EVER nationwide convention

Thousands of Americans doing all kinds of work for too little pay are heading to Richmond — the ex-capital of the Confederacy — to fight for for justice. Economic justice. Immigration justice. Racial justice. Representatives of the country’s nearly 64 million workers paid less than $15 per hour will be there — McDonald’s cashiers and… Read more →

Big step forward in McDonald’s wage theft lawsuit

In great news for McDonald’s workers, US Judge James Donato has certified that a group of workers can a bring lawsuit against the McDonald’s corporation that alleges that franchises of the fast-food giant stole wages from workers. This is a big deal. “McDonald’s abusive practices aren’t a problem just for my family and me, but… Read more →

Democrats add $15 minimum wage to party platform

In yet another monumental win for the Fight for $15, the Democratic party announced that they’ve added support for $15 an hour pay to their official party platform. One of the most important institutions in American politics has thrown its weight behind a $15 national minimum wage. We just keep winning. Terrence Wise, a Kansas… Read more →

Alabama Fast-Food Workers Expand Civil Rights Wage Suit

A lawsuit filed in April against the state of Alabama for blocking Birmingham’s minimum wage increase expanded Thursday with the filing of an amended complaint that includes additional plaintiffs and defendants and a new claim that the bill signed by Gov. Robert Bentley nullifying the pay hike violated the Voting Rights Act of 1965. The… Read more →

New Jersey Senate passes $15 statewide min wage

New Jersey took a big step towards another Fight for $15 victory as their State Senate passed a $15 statewide min wage. That’d mean raises for more than 1,000,000 workers! It’s up to the Governor now to sign this historic legislation — if Christie fails his state’s people and opts to fecklessly veto, then the… Read more →