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Report: Fight for $15 Won $68 Billion in Raises for 22 Million Workers
$15 is now the benchmark for a strong minimum wage around the country.
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Court Upholds Minneapolis $15 Minimum Wage Ordinance
Minnesota district court finds Minneapolis wage raise not in conflict with state law.
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Poll Results: Groundbreaking New Polls on Local Democracy, Home Rule, Minimum Wage
Floridians overwhelmingly believe that states blocking local workplace ordinances hurts local democracy.
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Workers Across U.S. Getting Raises as 18 States and 19 Cities Increase Minimum Wages on Jan. 1
Workers across the country will receive badly needed raises on January 1st.
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NELP Applauds Montgomery County’s Approval of a $15 Minimum Wage, Building Momentum for Statewide Action in 2018
Montgomery County, Maryland, joins the growing list of U.S. jurisdictions enacting $15 minimum wages.
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NELP, MoCo Advocates Blast Sham Study on $15 Min. Wage
The sky will not fall if Montgomery County (MD) gradually raises pay for working people.
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NELP Supports $15 Minimum Wage in Montgomery County & Gradual Elimination of Tipped Subminimum Wage
Today, the Montgomery County Council introduced a bill to raise the county’s wage floor to $15 by 2020 or 2022.