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New York wage announcement is a bold step forward, will strengthen economy for all of us

Leave a Comment / MinimumWage / By max cyril

Governor Cuomo announced yesterday that he’ll use state law to impanel a Wage Board to examine the minimum wage in the fast-food industry. The fast-food cooks and cashiers who started the Fight for $15 movement are showing how ordinary people make change happen when they stick together. Governor Cuomo’s move to set a dramatically higher …

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We Cannot Build a Strong, Equitable Economy on Low-Paying Jobs

Leave a Comment / MinimumWage, SEIU, Uncategorized, wages / By max cyril

What started out last fall as a one-day walkout at fast-food restaurants to protest poverty-level wages and stand up for basic human dignity has transformed into a movement that has captured the public interest. I’ve been privileged, especially in recent weeks, to talk to institutional partners, policymakers and media about why low-wage workers across the …

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We Remember the Dead and Fight Like Hell for the Living!

Leave a Comment / workplace safety / By max cyril

Workers around the world commemorate April 28th as a day of remembrance honoring those who’ve died or been seriously injured on the job. The date for Workers Memorial Day coincides with Congress passing the Occupational Safety and Health Act forty-one years ago. Though the Act remains a promise that every worker deserves the right to …

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New York wage announcement is a bold step forward, will strengthen economy for all of us

We Cannot Build a Strong, Equitable Economy on Low-Paying Jobs

We Remember the Dead and Fight Like Hell for the Living!

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