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We’re changing the rules of the game to ensure ALL workers get the dignity and respect they deserve. For too long, rich CEOs and corporations have held all the power. It’s time to hold them accountable. Join the movement now >>
We’re changing the rules of the game to ensure ALL workers get the dignity and respect they deserve. For too long, rich CEOs and corporations have held all the power. It’s time to hold them accountable. Join the movement now >>
1,000s of workers. 100s of cities. 1 movement. $15 and a union.
Collective action is brewing across the country. Starbucks workers in more than 100 stores have filed to unionize with one message: every worker deserves justice, equality, and a better life. Corporations get greedy and workers are uniting to reclaim our power. Starbucks is using the same union-busting playbook seen at McDonald’s, Amazon, and countless other “progressive”… Read more →
This was the year workers said ENOUGH. We saw strikes across the country and around the world. We saw workers quitting jobs that didn’t pay or respect us in record numbers. And because of our solidarity, workers in 56 cities, counties, and states are getting a raise at the start of the year. More states… Read more →
In a victory for workers, the Biden Administration finalized a rule implementing a $15 minimum wage for ALL federal contractors. This didn’t happen overnight: the workers that power the Fight for $15 have spent years organizing, voting, and striking to demand at least $15/hr, the least we need to live a life of dignity and… Read more →
AB 257 / FAST Recovery Act would address violence crisis New 911 Data Reveals ‘Crisis of Violence’ in California Fast-food Industry as Corporations, Managers Ignore Workers’ Concerns Fast-food companies promote their restaurants as family-friendly places to eat and work, but fast-food workers tell a grimmer story of restaurants that become havens for violent activity, in… Read more →
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 →