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Denver janitors sign ‘historic’ $15 minimum wage agreement

Denver janitors will soon be guaranteed to make at least $15 an hour. In what activists are calling a "historic victory," janitors from the Denver metro area...

Fight for $15: “Here we are, and we’re not going anywhere”

The crowd of workers gathered outside the Denver City and County Building chanted, “Aqui estamos, y no los vamos." Translation: “Here we are, and we’re not...

Fast food workers storm McDonald’s in Fight for $15

At 26, Andrew Olson is already a veteran McDonald’s employee. But after working for the company for seven years, the Aurora resident only makes...

$15-an-hour minimum wage: If New York can do it, why not...

The same day Vice President Joe Biden stood by New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo in announcing plans for the first statewide $15-an-hour minimum wage,...