Momentum is still growing for a $15 minimum wage. On August 4 150 cities rallied for $15 and union rights, with striking fast food workers engaging in civil disobedience. Meanwhile, San Francisco voters are expected to pass a $15 referendum in November. Read more: http://www.counterpunch.org/2014/09/11/dont-settle-for-less-15-now/
Don’t Settle For Less: $15 Now! Read More »
A new study released Wednesday finds that increasing San Francisco’s minimum wage would give raises to 23 percent of the city’s workforce, helping to reduce the city’s growing income inequality. Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/08/27/san-francisco-minimum-wage_n_5723846.html
Minimum Wage Hike Can Help Close San Francisco’s Extreme Income Gap, Study Finds Read More »
The Board of Education expected to vote tonight to meet the local minimum wage in the coming years. Read more: http://www.sfexaminer.com/sanfrancisco/sfusd-looks-to-meet-citys-minimum-wage/Content?oid=2871584
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Response to some of the backlash thrown by restaurants who are against the minimum wage increase in San Francisco. Read more: http://www.sfbg.com/2014/08/05/arguments-against-minimum-wage-increase-are-out-touch
Arguments Against a Minimum Wage Increase Are Out of Touch Read More »
President Obama delivers remarks before signing the Fair Pay and Safe Workplace Executive Order in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building’s South Court Auditorium. Read more: http://www.whitehouse.gov/photos-and-video/video/2014/07/31/president-signs-fair-pay-and-safe-workplace-executive-order
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