The Fight for $15: Campaign for Living Wage Readies National Push

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http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2014/01/03



The push for a true living wage—not $8.25, not $9.50, not $10.10, but an hourly wage of $15—wants to go national.

Following the victory of a $15 established hourly wage in the Washington state city of Seatac in November, coupled with the win of Kshama Sawant who ran for Seattle City Council as a Socialist Alternative candidate and a growing national movement led by low-wage retail and fast-food workers, organizers behind the '15Now Campaign' think the moment is now right to connect those across the country who are boldly calling for such an increase.

“Good jobs are disappearing while the wealthiest 1% are taking an unprecedented share of the national income," says Sawant who plans to fight for the $15 wage in Seattle where newly elected Mayor Ed Murray has also endorsed the idea.

"Nobody should have to struggle on poverty wages just to satisfy big corporations’ endless thirst for profits," she continued. "Fast food and low wage workers are rising up demanding a $15/hour minimum wage. Let’s unite in the Fight for $15 and win an historic victory for working people.”

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1. kick

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2. K&R I hate being right, but at least 8 years ago I said we had better start

raising the minimum fast because it will eventually become The Wage for the rest of us.

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3. 1 last kick. nt

[Logical]

4. I am fine with this. Has anyone analyzed the cost of living increase? Legit...

Question. Because if prices go up poor people pay them also.