EPISODE · Mar 3, 2019 · 14 MIN
Who will win the Minimum Wage Fight for 15?
from The Jim Stroud Podcast · host Jim Stroud
The Fight for 15 is an American political movement advocating for the federal minimum wage to be raised to $15 per hour. The federal minimum wage was set at $7.25 per hour in 2009, and as of 2019 it has not been increased since. The movement has involved strikes by workers in child care, home healthcare, airport, gas station, convenience stores but most notably with fast food workers. What will happen if or when $15 is the minimum wage for all of the United States? I speculate the national and global consequences in this episode of The Jim Stroud podcast. | Transcript is available at www.JimStroud.com. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jim-stroud/support Support this podcast at — https://app.redcircle.com/shows/ebc7d2ce-6c88-46bd-80bb-fbe551a8ae60/donations Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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The Fight for 15 is an American political movement advocating for the federal minimum wage to be raised to $15 per hour. The federal minimum wage was set at $7.25 per hour in 2009, and as of 2019 it has not been increased since. The movement has involved strikes by workers in child care, home healthcare, airport, gas station, convenience stores but most notably with fast food workers. What will happen if or when $15 is the minimum wage for all of the United States? I speculate the national and global consequences in this episode of The Jim Stroud podcast. | Transcript is available at www.JimStroud.com. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jim-stroud/support Support this podcast at — https://app.redcircle.com/shows/ebc7d2ce-6c88-46bd-80bb-fbe551a8ae60/donations Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Who will win the Minimum Wage Fight for 15?
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