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Tag: minimum wage

color photograph of a Latinx woman holding a plate above a seated person's head at an outdoor restaurant with red overhead umbrellas
Posted inEconomy & Workers' Rights

BIPOC restaurant owners in NYC are eligible for grants for third year in a row

by Annie Faye Cheng May 9th, 2023May 10th, 2023

Participants in the High Road Kitchens program must commit to paying all workers a fair wage

a dense crowd stands outside the U.S. Capitol holding signs in support for $15 minimum wage and better workers' rights
Posted inEconomy & Workers' Rights

The pandemic sparked a workers’ rights movement, but Congress hasn’t caught up

by Sydney Pereira March 21st, 2022January 23rd, 2023
Posted inEconomy & Workers' Rights

The restaurant industry won’t survive if its workers can’t

by Frances Nguyen November 9th, 2021November 9th, 2021
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Posted inEconomy & Workers' Rights, Race

‘We make the wheels turn’: Workers find power in Fight for 15 movement

Tina Vasquez headshot by Tina Vásquez February 17th, 2021July 14th, 2021
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Posted inEconomy & Workers' Rights

Raising the minimum wage isn’t just about money—it’s about mental health, workers say

Tina Vasquez headshot by Tina Vásquez February 5th, 2021July 14th, 2021
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Posted inEconomy & Workers' Rights

Fast food workers to strike on MLK’s Birthday, demand 5 minimum wage

Tina Vasquez headshot by Tina Vásquez January 15th, 2021July 14th, 2021
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Posted inClimate & Environment, Crime, Reform & Abolition, Economy & Workers' Rights, Gender & LGBTQIA+, Immigration, Politics & Democracy, Race

Workers’ rights, racial justice, and more were on the ballot this year. Here’s where voters stood.

by Prism Staff November 4th, 2020July 14th, 2021
Posted inEconomy & Workers' Rights

What’s at stake: Minimum wage, paid family leave, and more in workers’ rights

Ashton by Ashton Lattimore October 28th, 2020July 14th, 2021
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Posted inEconomy & Workers' Rights, Gender & LGBTQIA+, Race

Wage justice is racial justice—tipped workers deserve full minimum wage

Fatima Goss Graves by Fatima Goss Graves August 13th, 2020July 14th, 2021
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Posted inEconomy & Workers' Rights

Minimum effort on minimum wage: Let’s send the Senate a message

LaTosha22 by LaTosha Brown October 18th, 2019July 14th, 2021

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