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Tag Archives: minimum 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
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Action Now’s “Faith In Action” Coalition Holds Press Conference To Support Minimum Wage Increase!
African-American faith leaders from Chicago and across the state of Illinois held a press conference on March 6th to announce their support for a minimum wage increase in Illinois to help working families in their congregations and communities. They also … Continue reading
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
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Tagged action now, arise chicago, arrests, downtown chicago, fair pay, ff15, fight for 15, forever 21, holiday, labor, living wage, macy's, mcdonald's, min wage, minimum wage, poverty, raise the wage, sit-in, stand up chicago, union, victorias secret, workers organizing committee of chicago
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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
Veto Session: Time To Raise The Minimum Wage
*Update* ABC Channel 20 and NBC Channel 17 in Springfield covered Action Now members rallying outside of the Capitol Building on Wednesday, November 28th demanding a raise in the minimum wage! Click here for ABC video & click here for … Continue reading
Raise The Minimum Wage Day of Action!
On June 24th, Action Now members joined hundreds of other working people in Chicago at the Thompson Center to demand a raise in the minimum wage! Action Now members in other areas of Illinois also held similar protests in Springfield … Continue reading
Action Now Rallies At Low-Wage Employer Dunkin Donuts To Call For Minimum Wage Raise
Action Now held a protest on July 19th at Dunkin Donuts, a company that pays its workers minimum wage and offers no health benefits, calling for them to support raising the minimum wage in Illinois, as well as nationally. This … Continue reading
Action Now Members: “Raise The Minimum Wage For ALL!”
We at Action Now support any effort at any level of government that gives the 99% a raise! That goes for federal, state, and any other unit of government. We created Raise Illinois, which is a coalition of community, religious … Continue reading
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Tagged madeline talbott, minimum wage, raise illinois, sb 1565, the 99 uniting
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