The Fight for Fifteen at an Orlando McDonald's
For some workers, the pandemic brought new meaning to a nationwide movement to raise the minimum wage.
For some workers, the pandemic brought new meaning to a nationwide movement to raise the minimum wage.
Eleni Schirmer New Yorker Feb 2021 30min Permalink
Thirty-year-old payment processing CEO Dan Price made an audacious decision and was rewarded with viral stardom. But what were his real motivations?
Karen Weise Bloomberg Businessweek Dec 2015 15min Permalink
Fast food used to be a transitional, temporary work. In Creston, Iowa, it has become a career.
Anne Hull Washington Post Mar 2015 10min Permalink
North Carolina’s protest movement has galvanized the state’s progressives, but couldn’t stop 2014’s Republican tide. Its leaders say they’re just getting started.
Barry Yeoman The American Prospect Jan 2015 25min Permalink
Inside the fast-food labor protests.
William Finnegan New Yorker Sep 2014 30min Permalink
On the fast food workers of St. Louis.
Sarah Kendzior Medium Apr 2014 20min Permalink
Fast-food workers, the minimum wage, and a future served by robot labor.
Thomas Frank Harper's Nov 2013 15min Permalink