Fight for $15 Goes Global
On April 15, 2015, Fight For $15, an organization working to raise the U.S. minimum wage, held their largest protest in the history of the movement.
Fast Food
Your Turn: Manhattan Kids Talk About Minimum Wage
IndyKids asked kids from PS 128 in Washington Heights in Manhattan, “Do you think that the minimum wage should be increased?”
“We Can’t Survive on $7.25”
In August, fast-food workers throughout the country went on strike again for a living wage and the right to unionize.
Fast Food Workers Walk Out
Standing up for better wages and working conditions, New York City’s fast food workers staged their first-ever strike.
Less Bad Happy Meal
Under pressure from people concerned about kids’ health, McDonald’s announced some changes to its Happy Meal.
Not-So-Happy Meals Banned in San Francisco
The gimmick designed to get toddlers hooked on unhealthy fast food will be banned in San Francisco at the end of 2011.
A Day in the Life of a Florida Tomato Picker
U.S. labor law does not recognize the right of farmworkers to overtime pay or the right to organize unions.
One Tomato at a Time…
Forced to work in unsafe and unjust terms, immigrant farmworkers in Florida have fought back.
L.A. Chokes on Too Much Fast Food
Cities ban fast food as health hazard.
Book Review: Chew On This
Did you know that chickens are sometimes thrown against walls as a form of slaughter?
