Six years ago, it was dismissed as too radical. Today, $15 for all workers is written into St. Paul’s legislative code.
Nursing home workers see Fight for $15 as vital to quality care
April 15, 2016 by
On the same day over 100 Twin Cities fast-food workers went on strike, area nursing home workers took up the “Fight for $15” as well, rallying outside a Roseville care center for a contract that includes fair wages. Employees of Golden Living Center welcomed nursing-home residents, striking fast-food workers and other supporters to an informational […]
Victory in New York strengthens workers’ resolve for $15 in Minneapolis
September 11, 2015 by
Fast-food workers in New York state won their fight for $15 yesterday. Workers in Minneapolis intend to be next. “If New York can do it, then Minneapolis and Minnesota can do it,” Guillermo Lindsay, a McDonald’s worker and CTUL organizer, barked into a megaphone at a rally outside the Dinkytown McDonald’s yesterday. Fast-food workers, […]
Twin Cities fast food workers plan April 15 strike (video)
March 31, 2015 by
Fast food workers in the Twin Cities today announced plans for their third strike in the last seven months, an indication support is growing for their fight to win wages of $15 per hour and union rights. Those demands haven’t changed since fast-food workers first walked off the job in the Twin Cities last […]
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