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Tag Archives: living wage
Action Now Marches In Solidarity With Low Wage Workers On Strike!
On April 24th, 2013 Action Now joined hundreds of fast food and retail workers that walked off their jobs to strike for a living wage of $15 an hour and the right to form a union without intimidation from their … Continue reading
Posted in Minimum Wage, In The News
Tagged minimum wage, action now, community, Alderman Toni Foulkes, working families, fair pay, fight for 15, ff15, living wage, workers organizing committee of chicago, corporate greed, wocc, ceo, wages, workers, retail, restaurant, jobs, low wage, strike for 15, hard work, strike, walk out, big business, profits, fast food
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Action Now Joins Low-Wage Workers For Holiday Vigil, March & Arrests!
On December 22nd, Action Now members joined low-wage workers and supporters from Workers Organizing Committee of Chicago, SEIU Healthcare Illinois & Indiana, ARISE Chicago, Albany Park Neighborhood Council, Stand Up! Chicago and others for a prayer vigil, march and sit-in … Continue reading
Posted in Minimum Wage, In The News
Tagged minimum wage, action now, stand up chicago, labor, fair pay, fight for 15, ff15, living wage, workers organizing committee of chicago, raise the wage, union, macy's, forever 21, mcdonald's, min wage, poverty, holiday, victorias secret, arise chicago, downtown chicago, sit-in, arrests
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Neighborhoods March For Living Wage And The Growing Fight Of Low-Wage Workers!
On Thursday, December 13th, Action Now members joined the Workers Organizing Committee of Chicago and other community, labor and faith organizations for a rally and march downtown to demand that retail and restaurant workers be paid a living wage to … Continue reading
Action Now & Stand Up! Chicago Release New Report: “A Case For $15″
The first of a series of reports on low wage workers commissioned by Action Now and Stand Up! Chicago was released on December 4th, 2012. “A Case For $15: A Low Wage Work Crisis” details the impact of low wages … Continue reading
Action Now Supports Chicago Downtown Workers Fighting For Living Wage!
Action Now is proud to support Chicago Downtown Retail & Restaurant Workers that have just voted to form a union to fight for a living wage of $15 an hour! Read the article below for more info: Chicago Tribune, “Fight … Continue reading
