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Protesters with the grassroots movement Fight for $15 gather in front of a McDonald's restaurant for a rally on February 13, 2017 in New York City. (Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
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Protesters with the grassroots movement Fight for $15 gather in front of a McDonald's restaurant for a rally on February 13, 2017 in New York City. (Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
\u201cSince the @fightfor15 started, this worker of color led movement has won: \n\u27a1\ufe0f $150 billion in raises for 26 million workers\n\u27a1\ufe0f $76 billion in raises for workers of color. \n\u27a1\ufe0f $70 billion for women workers \n#RaisesImpact\nRead more in a new NELP report: https://t.co/7PZOUf6vLK\u201d— NELP (@NELP) 1627481882
"The success of the movement for higher wages... only reaffirms how far out of step lawmakers in Congress are from their constituents, as they continue to refuse to raise the federal minimum wage."
--NELP
\u201c26 million workers won higher wages since the #FightFor15 began, but the majority of Black people in this country live in states that refuse to go above the federal minimum. \n\nThe federal #RaiseTheWage Act is a civil rights issue. #RaisesImpact\n\nRead more: https://t.co/7PZOUeOUUc\u201d— NELP (@NELP) 1627502521
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\u201cSince the @fightfor15 started, this worker of color led movement has won: \n\u27a1\ufe0f $150 billion in raises for 26 million workers\n\u27a1\ufe0f $76 billion in raises for workers of color. \n\u27a1\ufe0f $70 billion for women workers \n#RaisesImpact\nRead more in a new NELP report: https://t.co/7PZOUf6vLK\u201d— NELP (@NELP) 1627481882
"The success of the movement for higher wages... only reaffirms how far out of step lawmakers in Congress are from their constituents, as they continue to refuse to raise the federal minimum wage."
--NELP
\u201c26 million workers won higher wages since the #FightFor15 began, but the majority of Black people in this country live in states that refuse to go above the federal minimum. \n\nThe federal #RaiseTheWage Act is a civil rights issue. #RaisesImpact\n\nRead more: https://t.co/7PZOUeOUUc\u201d— NELP (@NELP) 1627502521
\u201cSince the @fightfor15 started, this worker of color led movement has won: \n\u27a1\ufe0f $150 billion in raises for 26 million workers\n\u27a1\ufe0f $76 billion in raises for workers of color. \n\u27a1\ufe0f $70 billion for women workers \n#RaisesImpact\nRead more in a new NELP report: https://t.co/7PZOUf6vLK\u201d— NELP (@NELP) 1627481882
"The success of the movement for higher wages... only reaffirms how far out of step lawmakers in Congress are from their constituents, as they continue to refuse to raise the federal minimum wage."
--NELP
\u201c26 million workers won higher wages since the #FightFor15 began, but the majority of Black people in this country live in states that refuse to go above the federal minimum. \n\nThe federal #RaiseTheWage Act is a civil rights issue. #RaisesImpact\n\nRead more: https://t.co/7PZOUeOUUc\u201d— NELP (@NELP) 1627502521