Initiative 82 will be on the ballot for Washington, D.C. voters this election. If passed, this measure would gradually increase the minimum wage for employees classified as “tipped workers,” such as restaurant servers, bartenders, nail salon workers and other service industry employees, to match the minimum wage established for all other employees by D.C. law.
—Meriam Ahmad
Read MoreRising from the grave of the 2021 Oregon legislative session comes HB 4002, a bill to grant farmworkers the right to overtime pay. Loved by the workers, and feared by farm owners, the resurrection and reconsideration of this bill has garnered national attention.
— Elizabeth Johnson
Read MoreAs workers across America left the workforce in big numbers this August, workers now have an opportunity to flex power at the bargaining table for better wages, benefits and conditions that have been long overdue since before the pandemic.
— Nick Gonzalez
Read MoreIt’s long past time to teach stories like my grandfather’s. Doing so can help today’s farmworkers who deserve better treatment and a pathway to citizenship for keeping America fed amidst a pandemic.
— Nick Gonzalez
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