Nearly half of all workers across the country make less than $15 an hour, including moms like Marianne Raney. She lives in Miami, where a worker making minimum wage has to work 79 hours a week just to afford rent on a two bedroom apartment.

We need $15 an hour and union rights for all hardworking Americans NOW. Share this image right now to keep the pressure on >>

Chrisanna Capshaw is a mom – with a full-time job at Subway in North Carolina. She works hard to support her two kids, but at just $8 an hour, it’s simply not enough to get by. So Chrisanna is fighting back. Watch her powerful testimony for $15 and union rights now:

Fast-food worker and Fight for $15 leader Terrence Wise introduced President Obama yesterday at the White House Summit on Worker Voice. Terrence brought the crowd to their feet with his story of why $15 and union rights are so important for all working people. Watch now – and get ready to be inspired.

As Pope Francis began his first US visit Wednesday, he was greeted by child care, home care, and fast-food workers who are part of the Fight for $15. Adriana Alvarez, McDonald’s worker and Fight for $15 leader, noted the similarities between the Fight for $15 and the Pope’s teachings: “The Fight for $15 is about… Read more →

After New York State officially approved a $15 wage for every fast-food worker across the state, workers across the country rallied to stand with them and all underpaid workers. Venetta Strickland, a child care worker in Raleigh, had this to say about the victory: “The Fight for $15 is about our future, and our children’s… Read more →

As we celebrated the big $15/hr win for fast-food workers in New York on September 10, the Fight for $15 swept the nation. Workers in nearly 50 cities around the country organized actions calling on their elected representatives to boost pay in their cities and states. From Miami to Madison, workers came together to demand… Read more →

Wow. Workers just won their biggest victory in New York EVER: $15 for every fast-food worker! And then Joe Biden threw his support behind the ‪#‎FightFor15‬. It’s a huge moment for our movement – and for every hardworking American.

The world needs to see this moment. Share Vice President Joe Biden’s words with your friends and family on Facebook right now >>

Just moments ago, the Fight For $15 scored our biggest win EVER. New York State officially approved a $15 wage for every fast-food worker across the state. Three years ago, this movement began on the streets of New York – when a scrappy group of fast-food workers went on strike and called for $15 and… Read more →

It’s official: the Democratic Party has adopted a call to raise the minimum wage to $15 per hour as part of their party platform heading into the 2016 election season. Terrence Wise, a Kansas City, Mo. McDonald’s and Burger King worker and member of the National Organizing Committee of the Fight for $15, had this to say… Read more →

The National Labor Relations Board has ruled that companies employing workers through staffing agencies, subcontractors, or franchisees can be held responsible for the conditions those workers face on the job, the New York Times reported Thursday. Kendall Fells, organizing director of the Fight for $15, reacted to the ruling: “McDonald’s is the boss – that’s true by any standard…. Read more →