Though raising the minimum wage is supported by two thirds of Americans, corporate interests have successfully framed the issue as a give-and-take between better wages and fewer jobs. Democrats could take the side of workers -- they have the power to override the parliamentarian and deliver on their promise. But they cannot do it without re-framing the fight for $15 as a moral issue. We learned the Fight for $15 campaign's power to re-frame this issue from the service workers who started it in New York City and SeaTac, Washington, in 2012. Their argument was simple: this wasn't a debate about their needs versus the needs of their employers.

Source: The Nation March 06, 2021 00:06 UTC