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Since the Fight for $15 was launched by striking fast-food workers in 2012, three states representing approximately 18 percent of the U.S. workforce—California, New York, and the …

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Since the Fight for $15 was launched by striking fast-food workers in 2012, three states representing approximately 18 percent of the U.S. workforce—California, New York, and the …

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Fight For $15?

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According to an independent survey conducted by the University of New Hampshire, over 80 percent of economists believe a $15 minimum wage will have a negative effect on jobs for less …

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Expanded "Faces Of $15" Website Profiles The Victims Of A $15 …

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Washington D.C. – Today, the Employment Policies Institute (EPI) relaunched its Faces of $15 website, which documents the real victims of dramatic minimum wage increases. The new site …

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Why America Needs A $15 Minimum Wage | Economic Policy …

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Since the Fight for $15 was launched by striking fast-food workers in 2012,threestates representing approximately 18 percent of the U.S. workforce—California, New York, and the …

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The Fight For $15 | Great Cities Institute

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This report commemorates the decade-long impact of the Fight for $15 movement, which began in 2012 with fast-food workers demanding a $15 minimum wage and union representation. …

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The Fight For $15 Is Having A Rough Year - Insidesources.com

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Fight for $15 is simultaneously confronting an unfriendly presidential administration and a reduction in funding. ... The Employment Policies Institute (EPI), a conservative research …

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The 'Fight For $15' Is A Job Killer - Employment Policies Institute

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When the Workers Organizing Committee of Chicago initiated last week’s strikes at the city’s fast-food and retail outlets, the protesters rallied around the cry “Fight for $15” — that is, a …

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Fight For $15’s Labor Day “Strike” Curtain Call - Employment …

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WASHINGTON D.C. — Today, the Employment Policies Institute (EPI) highlighted the exhausted momentum of the SEIU’s Fight for $15, which has suffered numerous financial, academic, and …

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Survey Of US Economists On A $15 Federal Minimum Wage

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The University of New Hampshire Survey Center conducted a survey of economists for the Employment Policies Institute (EPI). The specific areas of interest are economists’ opinions on …

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How has the fight for $15 impacted the economy?

This report quantifies the wage impact of the Fight for $15. Using U.S. Census data, we estimate that 26 million workers have been boosted by higher minimum wage policies passed by all levels of government since 2012—winning over $150 billion in additional annual income. ...

How much did the fight for $15 affect workers?

The affected workers comprise nearly 16 percent of the U.S. labor force. To put the $150 billion in perspective, this figure is more than 94 times the impact ($1.6 billion) of the last federal minimum wage increase to $7.25, which took effect in 2009. Table 1. Summary of the Impact of the Fight for $15, 2012 – 2021 ...

What is the fight for $15?

[iii] The Fight for $15 has led not only to the passage of state and local laws and executive orders raising the minimum wage, but also to hundreds of employers raising their starting wages (see Appendix Table I for a non-comprehensive list). ...

What is the impact of the fight for 15?

Associate Director for Economic and Workforce Development, Great Cities Institute at the University of Illinois Chicago We quantified the impact of the #FightFor15, and it's over $150 billion in raises for 26 million workers. $76 billion of that has gone to workers of color. #RaisesImpact It's time for Congress to catch up and #RaiseTheWage. ...

Did the fight for $15 help narrow racial and gender wage gaps?

[i] We also find that the Fight for $15 has helped raise the earnings of nearly 12 million workers of color and 18 million women —likely helping narrow the racial and gender wage gaps (though a wage gap analysis is beyond the scope of this report). ...