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abstract: 'Notions of decline dominate scholarship on workers in the contemporary
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U.S. Labor has been pictured as ``flat on its back,{''''} framed by a
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narrative of loss that is linked to the long fall in union density.
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Through a detailed examination of the Fight for \$15 campaign, this
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article challenges this narrative. Launched in 2012, within four years
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the labor-based drive had won over \$68 billion in increased pay,
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helping some 22 million workers. By 2021, eight states plus the District
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of Columbia had pledged to increase their hourly minimum wage to \$15 or
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more, as had numerous cities and leading corporations, including Amazon,
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Target, and Wal-Mart. The \$15 wage had also been awarded to all 390,000
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federal contractors. Moving beyond the emphasis on density, the article
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views Fight for \$15 in the broader context of labor''s advocacy for all
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workers. While often pictured as new, Fight for \$15 drew on long-term
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precedents, including growing income inequality, increasing links
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between unions and community groups, the steady growth of the Service
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Employees International Union - the campaign''s key backer - and
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extensive groundwork by organized labor. Overall, Fight for \$15
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demonstrates that workers still had clout, both at the grassroots and
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national level.'
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affiliation: 'Minchin, TJ (Corresponding Author), La Trobe Univ, Hist Program, Melbourne,
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Vic 3086, Australia.
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Minchin, Timothy J., La Trobe Univ, Hist Program, Melbourne, Vic 3086, Australia.'
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author: Minchin, Timothy J.
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author-email: t.minchin@latrobe.edu.au
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author_list:
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- family: Minchin
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given: Timothy J.
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da: '2023-09-28'
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doi: 10.1080/0023656X.2022.2045261
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earlyaccessdate: FEB 2022
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eissn: 1469-9702
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files: []
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issn: 0023-656X
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journal: LABOR HISTORY
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keywords: 'Fight for \$15 campaign; contemporary labor; United States; minimum
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wage; trade unions; contemporary'
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keywords-plus: MINIMUM-WAGES; EMPLOYMENT
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language: English
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month: JAN 2
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number: '1'
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number-of-cited-references: '116'
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pages: 37-54
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papis_id: 41ee7348b0628ae1c8f46e2bea81d015
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ref: Minchin2022definingbattle
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times-cited: '0'
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title: 'A defining battle: the fight for \$15 campaign and labor advocacy in the U.S'
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2023-10-01 08:15:07 +00:00
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type: article
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2023-09-28 14:46:10 +00:00
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unique-id: WOS:000761477800001
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usage-count-last-180-days: '2'
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usage-count-since-2013: '6'
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volume: '63'
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web-of-science-categories: History; History Of Social Sciences; Industrial Relations
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\& Labor
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year: '2022'
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