Author: Jonathan Williams

Learn more about the workers that made Monday a national holiday: http://bit.ly/1gVcmRd

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This could explain a few things... "Among the 534 current members of Congress, at least 268 had an average net worth of $1 million or more for 2012." Learn more: http://bit.ly/1dCYesa

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Learn more about one mayor's vow get his city a $15 minimum wage: http://bit.ly/1cFMA2j

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"If we were we scrapping our current system and starting from scratch, Washington could make public college tuition free with the money it sets aside its scattershot attempts to make college affordable today." Read more: http://bit.ly/JYDvas

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The Department of Justice, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation all have federal investigations open on Sallie Mae. So why is the Department of Education giving Sallie Mae a lucrative five-year contract? Learn more: http://www.jwj.org/sallie-maes-failings-continue-to-go-unpunished/

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Thanks to new legislation taking effect this year, an estimated 2.5 million minimum wage workers in at least 13 states will receive much-needed pay increases in 2014. As wealth inequality continues to grow, these latest pay increases are a step in the right direction. In New York, the minimum wage… Read More»

Atlanta Jobs With Justice support fast food workers on strike. Image via Twitter @AtlantaJwJ

On December 5, fast food workers went on strike in over 100 cities nationwide with support from local Jobs With Justice coalitions. While the fast food workers were within their legal rights to strike, the risk of employer retaliation often looms large when workers take courageous action to speak out… Read More»

Paid Sick Days for All
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Both Measures Pass Unanimously, Now Await Mayor Gray’s Signature Yesterday, the D.C. City Council voted unanimously to increase the city’s minimum wage to $11.50 per hour by 2016 and to extend earned sick time to tipped restaurant workers. While voters in the District overwhelmingly support living wage measures, Mayor Gray… Read More»

The D.C. City Council voted to increase the minimum wage to $11.50/hour and guarantee paid sick days to tipped workers!

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