Minimum Wage

Kenrya Rankin Aug 30, 2017 9:32AM EDT

REPORT: Predominantly White State Legislatures Are Blocking Laws That Benefit Black Workers

“State interference in city minimum wage laws stems from a larger Jim Crow legacy of blocking economic policies that primarily benefit communities of color.”

Kenrya Rankin Jul 17, 2017 4:41PM EDT

GOP Missouri Legislators Roll Back St. Louis' Minimum Wage to $7.70

Activists: “Companies can either snatch back our raise and take food out of the mouths of children, or they can do the right thing by honoring the St. Louis wage increase and paying us at least $10 an hour.”

Protestors hold sign that reads: "McDonald's is the Trump of Corporations"

Kenrya Rankin May 24, 2017 2:18PM EDT

Fight for $15 Activists Call McDonald's 'The Trump of Corporations'

The living wage campaign staged major protests across the country this week.

White man in navy suit shakes hand of White man in black suit with red tie with White man in navy suit in background against white pillars

Sameer Rao Dec 9, 2016 1:26PM EST

Trump's Labor Secretary Pick Opposes Minimum Wage Increases—And Workers Who Protest

Fast food CEO Andrew Puzder once praised hypothetical machine-operated workers by saying, “They’re always polite, they always upsell, they never take a vacation, they never show up late, there’s never a slip-and-fall, or an age, sex, or race discrimination case.”

A crowd of Black and Brown people in Los Angeles protest for fair labor standards

Anita Sinha Sep 5, 2016 10:51AM EDT

Stealing Labor

Why combating wage theft—including non-payment, denial of overtime, requiring off-the-clock work and paying below minimum wage—should be a bigger political priority.

Two men hold a large, orange "1" and "5."

Kenrya Rankin Jun 28, 2016 2:02PM EDT

Washington D.C. Latest City to Implement $15 Minimum Wage

Eighty percent of the workers who will benefit are people of color.

Kenrya Rankin Mar 28, 2016 5:48PM EDT

California Close to Instituting $15 Statewide Minimum Wage

If it passes, the proposed plan would require all businesses to pay workers at least $15 an hour by 2023.

Kenrya Rankin Feb 26, 2016 2:11PM EST

Alabama the Latest State to Prevent Cities From Increasing Minimum Wage

State legislators just passed a law that blocks local lawmakers from requiring businesses to pay employees more than $7.25 an hour. Unfortunately, Alabama isn’t alone.