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Raise Up Massachusetts hosts a march for the Fight for $15 on the Boston Common on March 4. Gov. Charlie Baker signed a bill Thursday to increase the minimum wage to $15 over the next five years. PHOTO BY FRANCHESCA VIAUD/ DFP FILE PHOTO

$15 minimum wage, paid leave petitions qualify for 2018 ballot

Vivian Situ December 7, 2017

Raise Up Massachusetts — a coalition composed of labor, community and religious organizations — submitted two initiative petitions on Tuesday to the state legislature, calling for paid family and...

Boston University economics professors James Rebitzer and Michael Manove sign an open letter calling on Massachusetts to raise its minimum wage to $15 an hour. PHOTO BY HALEY ABRAMS/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU economics professors sign letter calling for minimum wage increase

Amanda Kaufman September 26, 2017

Around 90 Massachusetts economists, including two Boston University economics professors, pledged their support for a $15 minimum wage in an open letter to Massachusetts lawmakers last week. The...

Locals gather Tuesday afternoon at Boston Common to march in commemoration of Martin Luther King Jr. and advocate for a $15 minimum wage. PHOTO BY FRANCHESCA VIAUD/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Residents march to commemorate MLK, call for increased minimum wage

Breanne Kovatch April 4, 2017

Approximately 100 people stood in the rain to voice their support for an increased minimum wage at Boston Common Tuesday afternoon. The protest was one of around two dozen called “Fight Racism,...

STROINSKI: Question of unions

STROINSKI: Question of unions

Anna Stroinski February 14, 2017

Andy Puzder, Donald Trump’s pick for Secretary of Labor, is pretty darn controversial. The main reason, of course, is that labor interests naturally conflict with managerial or business interests. It’s...

Mass. minimum wage increases to $11 per hour

Mass. minimum wage increases to $11 per hour

Ezgi Toper January 7, 2017

The statewide minimum wage increased from $10 an hour to $11 on Jan. 1, according to a press release issued by Raise Up Massachusetts, a coalition that fights for higher minimum wage in Massachusetts. This...

Protesters for the “Fight for $15” movement gather at the Massachusetts State House Tuesday afternoon. PHOTO BY CAROLYN KOMATSOULIS/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Protesters rally outside of State House, ask to increase minimum wage

Ezgi Toper November 30, 2016

More than 600 people rallied in the Great Hall at the Massachusetts State House Tuesday afternoon to campaign for a $15 minimum wage legislation as a part of the National Day of Action. Throughout...

After protesting in front of President Brown's office, Darius Cephas, 25, leads protestors in a chant as they march through Kenmore Square toward the Massachusetts State House. PHOTO BY LEXI PLINE/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

#WageAction leads rally to increase minimum wage

Nicole Mis April 15, 2016

Approximately 400 Boston-area residents gathered Thursday afternoon at the Massachusetts State House to rally to increase the minimum wage to $15 per hour. The rally, organized by nonprofit group...

The Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development from the Legislature moved a $15 an hour minimum wage bill for fast good and large retail store employees to the Senate on Tuesday. PHOTO BY BRIAN SONG/DFP FILE PHOTO

$15 minimum wage for food, retail workers moves forward

Brianne Garrett November 13, 2015

Efforts to increase the minimum wage to $15 per hour for fast food workers and big box retail employers has taken a step forward after action by a committee in the Massachusetts State Legislature Tuesday. WageAction...

Boston University students advocate for a minimum wage of $15 in front of Marsh Chapel Tuesday. PHOTO BY ERIN BILLINGS/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Students rally to raise federal minimum wage to $15

Miriam Lelah April 1, 2015

Boston University students rallied Tuesday at Marsh Plaza in support of Fight for $15, a national movement that advocates for raising the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour. About 10 students and...

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