South Dakota pushes forward with Minimum Wage Ballot measure for 2014. The minimum wage workforce contains people in all demographics who struggle, thus the increase will help with their survival. Read more: http://insurancenewsnet.com/oarticle/2014/10/12/South-Dakota-workers-struggle-to-make-ends-meet-on-725-minimum-wage-a-566554.html

Shawndra Roberts (her talk starts at 22:15), a local worker who has joined a union talks about her experience and why she’s striking. She’s hoping to come off of Food Stamps… Listen: https://kpfa.org/archive/id/97812

All of this! Ashona Osborne, a fast food worker fighting for $15 an hour, stands up for taking it to the streets. Where she lives, the wage is just $7.25. Mary Kay Henry, President of SEIU, promises Union support… Watch: http://www.democracynow.org/2014/9/5/hundreds_arrested_as_growing_fast_food

In 2003, during the aftermath of the dot-com crash, San Francisco led the country as the first city in the nation to adopt a higher minimum wage than required by the federal government… Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/S-F-Oakland-minimum-wage-measures-spearhead-5795142.php

The Bureau of Labor Statistics review with Dr. Heidi Shierholz of the Economic Policy Institute: We have regained the total number of jobs lost since the beginning of the recession, but have not kept up with the nearly seven million jobs we ought to have added during the recession. Disproportionately large growth in low wage

A complete story of of the Government’s case against Rasmea Odeh, Grass roots organizer for basic skills within the American Arabic community, in Philadelphia and a wide range of discussion on where Domestic Worker’s rights are in the United States today, the difficulties along the road to getting here & going forward. Listen: https://kpfa.org/episode/106185/