Press Clips
Wage Strikes Planned At Food Outlets
New York Times
Steven Greenhouse
December 1, 2013
Fast food workers plan strikes in 100 US cities this week
Al Jazeera America
Staff
December 1, 2013
Fast-Food Workers Plan Strikes in 100 Cities
AlterNet
Alex Kane
December 2, 2013
The One-Day Strike: The New Labor Weapon of Last Resort
TIME
Victor Luckerson
December 7, 2013
The real low-wage issue: Not enough hours
CNN
Emily Jane Fox
January 13, 2014
The
Biggest Fast Food Strike in the World’s History Is Coming Tomorrow
VICE
Alice Speri
May 14, 2014
Fast
food workers rally for higher wages
USA Today
Bruce Horvitz, Yamiche Alcindor, Chris Woodyard, Calum MacLeod, Kim Hjelmgaard
May 15, 2014
Fast-food
workers target McDonald’s headquarters
Al Jazeera America
Lisa De Bode
May 21, 2014
McDonald’s
protesters arrested outside HQ
USA Today
Bruce Horovitz
May 21, 2014
Fast
food workers score a big win against McDonald’s
Washington Post
Lydia DePillis
July 29, 2014
McDonald’s
ruling holds franchisors accountable for franchise employee allegations
Fast Casual
Alicia Kelso
July 30, 2014
Fast-food
worker strikes: After two years, is there anything to show?
Fortune
Claire Zilman
September 4, 2014
Dozens
Arrested During Minimum Wage Protest At Detroit McDonald’s
CBS Local Detroit
September 4, 2014
To Unions, McDonald’s Joint Employer Status No Slam Dunk, as Fast Food Push Intensifies
Bloomberg BNA
Ben Penn
September 18, 2014
Strong
Voice in ‘Fight for 15’ Fast-Food Wage Campaign
New York Times
Steven Greenhouse
December 4, 2014
Fast
food workers’ $15 demand: How aiming high launched a social movement
Fortune
Claire Zilman
December 4, 2014
Iraq
vet protests for more than $8.50 an hour
CNN Money
Katie Lobosco
December 4, 2014
Fast Food Workers, Joined By Other Low Wage Workers, Strike in Record 190 Cities
In These Times
David Moberg
December 4, 2014
Thousands
Fast Food Workers Strike in 190 Cities, Demand $15 an Hour Wage
KTLA 5
CNN Wire
December 4, 2014
Who
Is Terrance Wise, the Strong Voice In the Fight for 15?
Economics 21 (blog)
Diana Furchtgott-Roth
December 5, 2014
This
Detroit Burger Joint Pays Workers a Living Wage — Why Can’t McDonald’s?
Mic
Matt Connolly
December 6, 2014
McDonald’s violated worker rights: NLRB
CNN Money
Ben Rooney
December 19, 2014
Labor
Board: McDonald’s violated workers’ rights
Chicago Tribune
Alejandra Cancino and Jessica Wohl
December 19, 2014
Obama labor board comes down hard on McDonald’s
Politico
Brian Mahoney
December 19, 2014
How 13 Complaints Against McDonald’s Could Help Millions Unionize
In These Times
David Moberg
December 23, 2014
McDonald’s
‘Signs’ ad sparks Twitter backlash among higher-pay advocates
The Guardian
Jana Kasperkevic
January 13, 2015
McDonald’s
Workers File Civil Rights Suit Claiming Racial Discrimination
NBC Chicago
January 22, 2015
McDonald’s
conditions are hazardous, workers claim
CNBC
Katie Little
March 16, 2015
McDonald’s
workers in 19 cities are getting ready to sue over ‘workplace hazards’
Business Insider (Syndicated: AP)
Candice Choi
March 16, 2015
McDonald’s
raising its minimum wage, but some say it’s not enough
Chicago Tribune
Jessica Wohl, Alexia Elejalde-Ruiz, and Alejandra Cancino
April 1, 2015
Protests hit McDonald’s in Los Angeles, nationwide
LA Times
Tiffany Hsu
April 2, 2015
McDonald’s franchise workers denied pay raise to join 200-city protest
The Guardian
Steven Greenhouse
April 13, 2015
Workers to rally for $15 an hour — and even $15K
The Kansas City Star
Diane Stafford
April 14, 2015
Fast-food strikes widen into social-justice movement
USA Today
Bruce Horrovitz and Yamiche Alcindor
April 15, 2015
‘Impossible’ Push for $15/Hour Minimum Wage
Sees Some Success
NBC News
Martha White
May 24, 2015
Unions divide labor movement over LA minimum wage exemptions
Al Jazeera
Ned Resnikoff
May 29, 2015
Why unions’ huge minimum wage win may not bring in new members
The Washington Post
Lydia DePillis
May 29, 2015
Why
labor groups genuinely believe they can unionize McDonald’s one day
Washington Post
Lydia DePillis
June 8, 2015
The List of the Fight for $15’s Victories—Tangible and Intangible—Is Getting Longer
In These Times
David Moberg
June 15, 2015
Paid
to Lift Minimum Wage Is Now Serious Business
New York Times
Patrick McGeehan
July 23, 2015
Los Angeles union wants to be exempt from $15 minimum wage it fought for
The Guardian
Jana Kasperkevic
July 29, 2015
Fast
food workers take to streets to demand $15 minimum wage
The Hill
Tim Devaney
September 9, 2015
Federal labor ruling divides owners, workers on small business model
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Daniel Moore
September 20, 2015
The
Fight for $15 and Black Lives Matter Go Hand in Hand
TakePart
Rebecca McCray
October 19, 2015
Fast-food
workers set for biggest strike yet in $15-an-hour crusade
USA Today
Paul Davidson
November 9, 2015
Workers’ Unlikely
Ally in Fight for $15 Minimum Wage: Senior Citizens
Fortune
Claire Zilman
November 10, 2015
Why
the success of the $15 minimum wage movement has surprised its leaders
LA Times
Chris Kirkham and Samantha Masunaga
November 11, 2015
$15 Minimum Wage?
Labor Economists Still Not Sure
Bloomberg
Ben Penn and Chris Opfer
December 7, 2015
10
Businesses Who Shaped the Burger Business This Year
Huffington Post
Burger Business
December 16, 2015
Workers
file civil rights suit against McDonald’s
MSNBC
Emma Margolin
December 22, 2015
Minimum
Wage Workers Plan Strike In Charleston Ahead Of Democratic Debate
Buzzfeed
Cora Lewis
January 15, 2016
The
Unionization of Workers, From Media to Fast-Food, Indicates Real Change
New York Times
Kendall Fells (Op-ed)
February 7, 2016
Inside
the Fast Food Workers’ Protest at the New Hampshire Republican Debate
VICE
John Surico
February 7, 2016
Rubio
Glitched, Trump Got Booed, and More From the Latest Republican Debate
VICE
Olivia Becker
February 7, 2016
Fast-food workers to next president: Raise wages to $15
Detroit Free Press
Frank Witsil
March 2, 2016
A Major Leap for the Minimum Wage
The Atlantic
Russell Berman
March 30, 2016
We
Are Winning the Fight for $15
The Nation
Michelle Chen
April 6, 2016
Why tens of thousands of workers, from Verizon to McDonald’s, are walking off the job Thursday
The Washington Post
Brian Fung and Jim Tankersley
April 13, 2016
Why
Black Lives Matter And Fight For 15 Are Protesting Side-By-Side
ThinkProgress
Kira Lerner
April 14, 2016
Thousands
Of Protesters March For $15 Hourly Wages Across U.S.
Huffington Post (Syndicated:
Reuters)
Alex Dobuzinkis
April 15, 2016
After
Big Wins, Fight for $15 Organizers Widen the Agenda
Women E News
Robin Hindery
April 20, 2016
How Can the Fight for 15 Move From Winning Wage Increases to Winning a Union?
In These Times
Max Zahn
May 2, 2016
Meet Shymara Jones, a leader in the minimum-wage fight
Philadelphia Inquirer
Jane Von Bergen
May 22, 2016
Why
‘Fight for $15’ movement picked Richmond for convention
WTVR
Jake Burns
August 11, 2016
Workers
march on Monument
Richmond Biz Sense
Michael Shaw
August 15, 2016
Is Franchise Model a Recipe for Fast-Food Wage Violations?
Bloomberg BNA
Ben Penn
September 14, 2016
Fast food workers to protest for $15 an hour federal minimum wage outside first presidential debate
NY Daily News
Adam Edelman
September 21, 2016
McDonald’s
accused of ignoring rampant sexual harassment in its restaurants
ThinkProgress
Bryce Covert
October 5, 2016
McDonald’s
Workers Detail Horrifying Sexual Harassment
Huffington Post
Emily Peck
October 6, 2016
Beyond the Fight for 15: The Worker-led Fast Food Union Campaign Building Power on the Shop Floor
In These Times
Arun Gupta
October 25, 2016
Minimum wage protests planned in 340 cities
The Hill
Tim Devaney
November 21, 2016
The Working Class Is Hardly United For Trump
Huffington Post
Emily Peck
November 21, 2016
Thousands
of Fast Food Workers Will Walk Off Their Jobs This Month
Eater
Virginia Chamlee
November 21, 2016
Hundreds
of O’Hare workers to strike next week as part of Fight for $15 protests
Chicago Tribune
Alexia Elejadle-Ruiz
November 21, 2016
Anti-Trump
Groups Strive for Unity
San Diego Free Press
Doug Porter
November 22, 2016
Labor prepares to defend its victories on higher wages and worker rights
LA Times
Samantha Masunaga
November 29, 2016
Salon
Angelo Young
November 29, 2016
When
No One Has a ‘Job,’ Who Will Pay Workers a Minimum Wage?
VICE (Motherboard)
Jason Koebler
November 29, 2016
World
‘Day of Disruption’: Fight for 15 Strikes in 340 Cities Across the US
Telesur
November 29, 2016
President Trump and the Triumph of Private Capital
American Prospect
Adele Stan
November 30, 2016
Reported Donald Trump labor pick Andrew Puzder has troubling record on wages and women
Mic
James Dennin
December 2, 2016
Trump
Taps Anti-Worker Fast-Food CEO for Labor Secretary
American Prospect
Justin Miller
December 8, 2016
Trump’s
labor secretary pick will hurt ordinary workers fighting for $15-an-hour pay
Quartz
Sarah Kessler
December 8, 2016
Trump
chooses Puzder as labor secretary
Politico
Marianne Levine and Cogan Schneier
December 8, 2016
Four
key Republicans could vote against Puzder for labor secretary
Washington Post
Jonnelle Marte and Ed O’Keefe
February 13, 2017
Anger
over Andrew Puzder, Trump’s labour secretary pick
Al Jazeera
Patrick Strickland
February 15, 2017
Worker Centers
May Get Closer Look Under Trump
Bloomberg Law
Chris Opfer and Jasmine Ye Han
February 16, 2017
What
Does Alexander Acosta Think About Unions? Trump Labor Secretary Pick’s Hearing
Starts Wednesday
International Business Times
Kasia Kovacs
March 22, 2017
Black
Lives Matter joining forces with minimum wage activists for nationwide protests
Chicago Tribune (Syndicated: AP)
Erinn Haines Whack
March 24, 2017
Black
Lives Matter and Fight for $15 Join Forces to Uphold MLK’s Legacy
Telesur
March 24, 2017
Fight
for $15, Movement for Black Lives to Join Forces in Nationwide Protest to Fight
Racism, Raise Pay
Common Dreams
(BerlinRosen PR: Anna Susman and Isabel Urbano)
March 24, 2017
Questions
linger over whether labor nominee Alexander Acosta will stand up for workers
Washington Post
Jonathan Marte
March 21, 2017
Black
Lives Matter to Join Forces with Wage Activists in ‘Fight for $15’
Atlanta Black Star
Tanasia Kenney
March 27, 2017
Anti-Trump
groups have a new target: McDonald’s
Boston Globe
Abha Bhattarai
May 16, 2017
Also on: Washington
Post, The
Gainesville Sun, Macleay
Argus
Trump
Resistance movement takes aim at McDonald’s today
People’s World
May 23, 2017
Thousands
of protesters brand McDonald’s the ‘Trump of corporations’
The Guardian
Kari Lydersen
May 24, 2017
Democrats officially introduce $15 minimum wage bill
Washington Examiner
Sean Higgins
May 25, 2017