Unstoppable: The Fight for 15

Making Contact

English - March 23, 2016 13:00 - 29 minutes - 26.8 MB - ★★★★★ - 53 ratings
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In 2012, fast food workers in NYC kicked off a movement that has exceeded all expectations, and changed the conversation about the minimum wage.

On this edition, low paid workers tell the story of the fight for 15, the exploding nationwide movement for fair wages.

Featuring:

Alvin Major, KFC employee and original NYC striker
Richard Wilson, Walmart employee
Bernardo Monteo, Chanda Roberts, Jayla Mosley; fast food workers
Mary Kay Henry, SEIU President
Ken Jacobs, chair of the UC Berkeley Center for Labor Research and Education
Thomas Geoghegan, author of “Only One Thing Can Save Us: Why America Needs A New Kind of Labor Movement“