The American people clearly spoke, and the drubbing Democrats received requires looking beyond just issue polls, voting patterns, campaign strategy, or get-out-the-vote tactics.
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From L.A. to Denver to New York, Tens of Thousands March Demanding $15/Hour
Nearly 1,000 fast-food workers, Walmart employees and union members in Los Angeles joined nationwide protests Wednesday calling for a $15 minimum wage.
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As Low Wage Workers Take the Streets, A Unifying Coalition Takes Hold
Activists fighting for civil rights, gay rights, and a living wage are building the kinds of ties across their movements that can help each one achieve the goals around which their movements organized in the first place.
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Fight for 15 on 4/15: Low Wage Workers Prepare for Biggest Ever Nationwide Protests
In the wave of actions demanding higher wages on April 15, organizers say more than 60,000 people will join strikes and protests in 200 cities nationwide – with support actions in dozens of other countries.
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The Most Dangerous Woman in America
The hostility to socialist ideas is fading, as the majority of young Americans are experiencing the deep failures of capitalism.
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Labor Rising: Why Worker Rights Are Human Rights
Courts and employers must heed the call to enforce already-guaranteed worker rights, mandate a living wage, and ensure humane working conditions for those whose work is so vital to our economy.
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Fast Food Workers Strike Nationwide As $15 Minimum Wage Demands Escalate
In the most expansive demonstrations to date, walkouts hit McDonald's, Burger King and Wendy's locations across the nation, as well as major airports including New York City's John F. Kennedy International Airport.
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Fast Food Workers To Strike Nationwide December 4, Demanding $15 An Hour
“We’re going to show this movement is bigger than ever."
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Walmart Workers Promise Biggest Black Friday Strike Ever
Organizers from OUR Walmart are expecting to see protests in 1,600 stores nationwide, as employees at more than 2,100 Walmarts have signed a petition asking for higher wages and better working conditions.
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Fast-Food Workers In Denmark Make $20/Hour As U.S. Employees Fight for $15
“Sometimes I ask, ‘Do I buy food or do I buy them clothes? If I made $20 an hour, I could actually live, instead of dreaming about living.”
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Workers Nationwide Win City and State Minimum Wage Hikes
Ballot measures on minimum-wage hikes and paid sick days succeeded, but things just got grimmer for unions and healthcare expansion.
