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SEIU’s Mary Kay Henry on the Fight for $15’s 10-year anniversary

by Dylan Miettinen

Nov 28, 2022

“What gives me hope is something that seemed impossible in 2012 is now very possible,” Henry told Marketplace.

Signs sit in a pile during a 2016 protest in Chicago, where demonstrators demanded a $15 minimum hourly wage.

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Tell us how the minimum wage affects you

by Marketplace Weekend Staff

Jun 27, 2017

Share your experience of living on minimum wage with Marketplace Weekend.

A Service Employees International Union member celebrates after California Governor Jerry Brown signed landmark legislation SB 3 into law on April 4, 2016 in Los Angeles, California.

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