The Fight for 15
and the Political Economy of Low-Wage Labor

Socialism 2014

June 26, 2014

There has been a recent spate of struggles of low-wage workers, from McDonald’s to Wal-Mart workers, for a livable wage. This talk explores the character of these fights and what they hold for the labor movement. It also offers an analysis of the character of the low wage economy—from fast-food to migrant labor to manufacturing—in the US today and how it has been shaped over the past several years.

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