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** Florida passes $15 minimum wage—a major victory in the fight for fair wages
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Last week, Florida became the ninth state to pass a $15 minimum wage, through a ballot initiative ([link removed]) . The Raise the Wage Act ([link removed]) , which would establish a $15 minimum wage nationwide, has been stalled in the Senate since July 2019, with the White House indicating that President Trump would veto the bill ([link removed]) . Will the Raise the Wage Act fare better under the Biden administration?
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From EPI’s Heidi Shierholz ([link removed]) – More than 25 million workers have been hurt by the coronavirus downturn—and a relief package is nowhere in sight. The working people of this country need policymakers to act now. Read more » ([link removed])
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Voters chose more than just the president ([link removed])
From EPI’s Anu Kumar ([link removed]) , David Cooper ([link removed]) , and Jaimie Worker ([link removed]) – On November 3, voters weighed in on a host of ballot measures in states and localities, including many with important implications for workers, economic justice, racial equity, and the fight against climate change. Read more »
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From EPI’s Josh Bivens ([link removed]) and the Poor People’s Campaign ([link removed]) – COVID-19 has exacerbated poverty in the U.S., spreading and deepening it along preexisting fissures of inequality. America’s leaders must address this crisis with visionary social and economic policy. Read more » ([link removed])
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How Black voters in key cities helped deliver the election for Joe Biden ([link removed])
ATLANTA – In the way that one could on election night 2020, LaTosha Brown was making the rounds. She was in a suite near the top of a luxury hotel so close to the airport that the balcony view overlooked a Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport airplane parking lot. Also there was Cliff Albright, who, with Brown, co-founded the voter mobilization organization Black Voters Matter. Read more » ([link removed])
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How Biden Won Back (Enough of) the White Working Class ([link removed])
After 2016, Democrats worried whether they could appeal to enough white working-class Trump voters to win in 2020 without alienating and disrespecting a key Democratic constituency: voters of color. Read more » ([link removed])
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The lesson Democrats should take from Florida’s $15 minimum wage vote ([link removed])
Joe Biden supports an increase to the national minimum wage; Donald Trump does not. Biden’s is a widely popular position, but one that he and many other Democrats often fail to highlight. During the final presidential debate, “wages” was the most-searched term on Google, as viewers seemed surprised to see that the issue was really even in play. Read more » ([link removed])
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