Fight for $15: Tens of Thousands Rally as Labor, Civil Rights & Social Justice Movements Join Forces
April 16, 2015
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as posted by the channelLowwage workers in the United States have staged their largest action to date to demand a $15anhour minimum wage, with some 60,000 workers walking off the job in more than 200 cities. The "Fight for $15" campaign brought together fastfood workers, homecare aides, childcare providers, WalMart clerks, adjunct professors, airport workers and other lowwage workers. Organizers say the action was held on Tax Day to highlight the taxpayer funds needed to support underpaid workers. A new study says low wages are forcing working families to rely on more than $150 billion in public assistance. We speak with Steven Greenhouse, former labor and workplace reporter for The New York Times, who has been covering the "Fight for $15" movement.
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