Under Reagan, the feds paid cities to make drug busts. Under Biden, the feds should pay cities to crack down on wage theft.
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Posted inFirst 100
First 100: How the Congressional Budget Office May Determine Wages for 32 Million Workers
Also, Biden rescinds Trump’s rescission.
Posted inDay One Agenda
How Biden Can Raise Some Wages Even if Congress Won’t
There’s a lot he and his Labor Department can do, no matter what Congress may or may not enact.
Posted inDay One Agenda
Use the President’s Contracting Power to Improve Workers’ Lives
Biden needs to go well beyond repealing Trump’s bad executive orders—he has the power to assure that workers paid by federal contracts are a national model.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Amazon’s Battle in Seattle Is a Fight Against Worker Power
The e-commerce giant has dropped $1.45 million to buy the Seattle City Council and blunt a vibrant working-class movement.
Posted inWorking in America
The Fight for 15’s Long, Winding, and Brandeisian Road
The progression of the Fight for 15 from a left-wing community organization and a left-wing union to left-wing cities to left-wing states to the Democratic mainstream is representative of the broader transformation of the Democratic Party in recent years.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Fighting for $15—and a Union
The Fight for $15 has compelled states, cities, and businesses to set a $15 minimum wage. But its workers also want—and have yet to win—a union.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
SEIU President Mary Kay Henry Talks Fight for 15
The union leader on the intersection of racial and economic justice, winning union recognition, and the electoral power of low-wage workers.
Posted inWorking in America
In Show of Force, Fight for 15 Plots Its Political Path
The minimum-wage campaign is coming of age and expanding its scope, but challenges remain.
Posted inWorking in America
Will the Fight for 15 (Officially) Go Union?
Fight for 15 will vote on joining SEIU, NLRB investigates whether its new joint-employer standard applies to McDonald’s, and Elizabeth Warren calls out gig economy abuses.