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International movement of underpaid workers taking a stand against poverty wages. We are winning, join us.

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  1. Pinned Tweet
    Jan 15

    Across more than 15 cities, from here in Memphis, to Detroit, to Durham, North Carolina, and beyond, fast-food cooks and cashiers are striking today to demand that employers like pay us $15 an hour

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  2. Retweeted
    7 minutes ago

    The budget reconciliation process for passing $15/hr federal minimum wage explained:

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    2 hours ago

    Yesterday, the Progressive Caucus secured these proposals in the House relief bill: ✅ $15 minimum wage ✅ NO new income thresholds for survival checks Now, Democrats must fight to keep them in the Senate bill and deliver big, bold relief to the American people.

    Democrats Must Fight for Bold Relief
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    2 hours ago

    Reminder: Raising the federal minimum wage to a baseline of $15 an hour ✔️ Benefits ALL OF US ✔️ Is a matter of basic human rights and racial and gender justice ✔️ Is long overdue ✔️ Will lift pay for frontline workers across the country Take action:

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    4 hours ago

    “Amazon needs to understand that the right to form a union is an internationally recognised human right,” said Christly Hoffman. “The world is watching... Alabama & many stakeholders, including global investors, are starting to ask questions...”

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    2 hours ago

    I stand with my fellow colleagues in the ! Now, let’s pass the & for ALL workers! My op-ed on the importance of ➡️

    BIG NEWS: the Progressive Caucus has secured the inclusion of a $15 minimum wage in the House's pandemic reconciliation package. This has been a leading priority for our caucus and would give 27 million (!) low-wage workers a raise.
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  8. 2 hours ago

    House Education and Labor Chairman Bobby Scott (D-Va.) said in a statement that Monday’s report strengthens the case for gradually increasing the minimum wage in the COVID-19 stimulus package.

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  9. Retweeted
    3 hours ago

    🚨🚨Tell your Senators and Reps to pass the Raise the Wage Act of 2021 to benefit millions of workers and our communities across the country! 🚨🚨 Action NOW:

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  10. Retweeted
    4 hours ago

    Airport workers like Darron have been fighting and winning higher wages by working together. Now workers are fighting nationally to win $15 for all. Tell Congress to ! Take action:

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    3 hours ago

    Today we're calling into the to tell the truth about 's inactivity. Dozens of health complaints from 100s of fast-food workers in LA County. Practically nothing has been done by the department.

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  12. Retweeted
    3 hours ago

    We are proud to sign 's NEW Federal Statement in support of the raising the federal minimum wage to $15 by 2025. Everyone deserves a livable wage, which is needed to build a more equitable future for all.

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  13. Retweeted
    22 hours ago

    This is what stores will look like with a $15 minimum wage *Shows photo of stores right now without $15 minimum wage*

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  14. 3 hours ago

    On the move!

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    HAPPENING NOW: We're outside as they meet. The BoS has stepped up and ordered an investigation of the fast food industry, but we need them to make sure and other agencies are taking REAL action to address the COVID crisis in fast-food.
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  15. Retweeted
    4 hours ago

    . worker Yashera Douglas knows that this movement is bigger than any one of us. We will not be scared to speak up for $15/hr and basic rights in the workplace.

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  16. Retweeted
    4 hours ago

    . and other fast-food companies need to do their jobs and keep us safe. It's the law. They won't do their jobs? We aren't doing ours.

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  17. Retweeted
    4 hours ago

    No one should work full-time and not be able to pay for the basics. We can’t wait a day longer for $15/hr.

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    4 hours ago

    This is a matter of life and death for fast food workers. We cannot afford being ignored any longer. and other fast-food companies need to do their jobs and keep us safe. It's the law. They won't do their jobs? We aren't doing ours.

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    4 hours ago

    "You can't really get into any apartments here in Fayetteville with a $7.25 paystub... That's not living. You can't live off that." Porche Vann, worker, Fayetteville, NC.

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    4 hours ago

    A recent study found that across California, Latin food workers like us have faced a 59% increase in mortality during the pandemic. This isn't surprising to us. We've lived through multiple crises our entire lives. Now it's even worse. -

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    4 hours ago

    Today hundreds of us are on strike in LA County. Earlier in the pandemic fast-food workers in northern California went on an over 40 day strike. This is a matter of life and death for fast food workers. We cannot afford being ignored any longer.

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