Fight for $15

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The Fight for $15 is an American political movement advocating for the minimum wage to be raised to $15 per hour. The federal minimum wage was last set at $7.25 per hour in 2009. The movement has involved strikes by child care, home healthcare, airport, gas station, convenience store, and fast food workers for increased wages and the right to form a labor union. The "Fight for $15" movement started in 2012, in response to workers' inability to cover their costs on such a low salary, as well as the stressful work conditions of many of the service jobs which pay the minimum wage. The movement has seen successes on the state and local level. California was the first state to act in 2016. Virginia was the most recent to act in 2026. Seventeen states and Washington, D.C. have now passed laws that gradually raise their state minimum wage to at least $15 per hour. Four more states are expected to reach $15 by 2027 due to inflation adjustments. This will mean 51% of the country will have a $15...

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