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Fight for $15

Federal minimum wage has stayed at $7.25 since 2009.
Jan 2

Will Minimum Wage Hikes in 18 States Speed Up the AI Apocalypse?

The long-term impact of rising minimum wages on the economy leaves much for debate.
By Sissi Cao
City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito marching with fast food workers on May Day in Midtown Manhattan.
May 1

Fast Food Workers and Pols Rally for Higher Wages and Immigrant Rights in Manhattan on May Day

"We are workers from all walks of life. We are immigrant workers, we are U.S.-born workers, but we're here united to fight together for justice, for workers' rights."
By Madina Toure
Hector Figueroa, president of 32BJ SEIU, and Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito, blast Labor Secretary-designate Andrew Puzner's anti-worker actions in front of a Department of Labor office in Manhattan.
Jan 12

Unions Rip Trump Labor Pick Puzder in Manhattan

"If we want wage theft out of the workplace, we cannot have Andrew Puzder in the Labor Department."
By Madina Toure
Baraka at the Newark Airport Fight for 15 rally.
Nov 29

Elected Officials Stand With Workers at Newark Airport Fight for 15 Rally

By Alyana Alfaro
Chairman Keith Wright.
Apr 22

Congressional Contender Raises Cash Off Minimum Wage Hike He Failed to Support Before

By Will Bredderman
Protesters outside the New York GOP Gala where Donald Trump spoke tonight.
Apr 14

Protesters Crash GOP Gala Hosting Donald Trump

By Will Bredderman and Jillian Jorgensen
A "Fight for 15" protest in Chicago. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
Apr 1

Afternoon Bulletin: City Minimum Wage to Go Up, UWS ‘Stoners’ Sued by Condo Board

By Janaki Chadha
Mar 25

NYU Student Workers Will Be Paid $15 an Hour

By Felipe De La Hoz
Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Rev. Al Sharpton and Mayor Bill de Blasio (Photo: Will Bredderman for Observer).
Jan 18

Martin Luther King—and Al Sharpton—Bring Andrew Cuomo and Bill de Blasio Together

By Will Bredderman
(Illustration by Carlos Zamora.)
Jan 13

Why Uber Faces a Rough Road Ahead

By Lawrence Meyers
Labor leaders, workers and activists attend a rally for a $15 minimum hourly wage on July 22, 2015 in New York City.
Jan 8

Next Week/This Week: Mandatory Minimum Wages

By Observer Politics Team
Mayor Bill de Blasio announces a $15-an-hour minimum wage for city employees at DC 37 headquarters in Manhattan. (Photo: Jillian Jorgensen for Observer)
Jan 6

De Blasio and Cuomo Are Trying to Out-Progressive Each Other on Minimum Wage

By Jillian Jorgensen
Fight for 15
Dec 17

Public Relations Winners and Losers of 2015

By Michael Kaminer and John Bonazzo
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ex-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and former Gov. Martin O'Malley in Des Moines tonight (Photo: Alex Wong for Getty Images)
Nov 14

Three’s Company: Hillary, Bernie and O’Malley Battle in Iowa

By Will Bredderman
Andrew Cuomo and Bill de Blasio at a joint press conference in Albany.
Nov 10

Raising Base Wage for State Workers to $15, Cuomo Challenges de Blasio to Follow Suit

By Will Bredderman
Frank Pallone, the ranking Democrat on the powerful Energy and Commerce Committee.
Nov 9

Pallone: Fifteen-Dollar Minimum Wage Is Critical for Economic Growth

By Alyana Alfaro
Midtown Skyline
Sep 9

Minimum Wage Workers Can’t Afford NYC Rent Anymore

By Abigail Rowe
Fast-food workers. (Getty Images)
Jul 24

Hillary Clinton Backs New York’s $15 Minimum Wage for Fast Food Workers

By Jillian Jorgensen
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo speaks to labor leaders and union workers at a rally in Union Square on May 7, 2015 in New York City. (Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
Jul 22

Hailing Fast Food Wage Hike, Cuomo Dismisses Potential Job Losses as ‘Idle Threat’

By Will Bredderman
Workers rally in front of the McDonald's in Herald Square calling for better working conditions and higher wages (Ben Shapiro/New York Observer)
Jul 22

Wage Board Backs $15 Minimum Wage for Fast Food Workers

By Ross Barkan
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo speaks to labor leaders and union workers at a rally in Union Square on May 7, 2015 in New York City. (Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
Jun 11

At Minimum Wage Rally, Cuomo Attacks Term ‘Income Inequality’

By Will Bredderman
Gov. Andrew Cuomo. (Photo: Andrew Burton/Getty Images)
May 20

Working Families Party Warms to Cuomo After Wage Move

By Will Bredderman
Mayor Bill de Blasio. (Photo: Andrew Burton for Getty Images)
May 20

De Blasio Calls $15 an Hour an ‘Organic Minimum’ Wage

By Jillian Jorgensen
Fast-food workers. (Getty Images)
Apr 15

Afternoon Bulletin: Rallies Across the City and More

By John Bonazzo and Aisling Brennan
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