Air Date: 08-12-2016
Today we take a look at some of the ways that low wages hurts everyone and why the arguments for keeping them low just don’t hold water
Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Chase Bank tries to get some good PR out of a tiny raise for workers - CounterSpin (@FAIRmediawatch) - Air Date 7-15-16
Ch. 3: Song 1: Minimum Wage - Fenix TX
Ch. 4: Act 2: Wendy's Wants to Automate Stores "Because of $15/Hour Minimum Wage Increase" - @DavidPakmanShow - Air Date: 05-20-16
Ch. 5: Song 2: Minimum Wage - The Busboys
Ch. 6: Act 3: Burger King Workers in Denmark Make $20 an Hour! - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 01-16-16
Ch. 7: Song 3: Minimum Wage - Kevin Sandbloom
Ch. 8: Act 4: [email protected] on what's wrong with our upside down economic policies - @theLFshow w @GRITlaura Flanders - Air Date 5-13-16
Ch. 9: Song 4: Minimum Wage - Romain Virgo
Ch. 10: Act 5: McDonald’s To Slightly Increase Wages - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 04-16-16
Ch. 11: Song 5: Minimum Wage - Bob Rivers
Ch. 12: Act 6: How Walmart Leeches Off of Government & Creates Customers from Employees - @DavidPakmanShow - Air Date: 03-18-16
Ch. 13: Song 6: Minimum Wage - The Closet Monsters
Ch. 14: Act 7: Even Conservative David Cameron Gets it, Raise the Minimum Wage! - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 04-23-16
Ch. 15: Song 7: Minimum Wage - The Expendables
Ch. 16: Act 8: Join the Fight for a Living Wage via @Fightfor15 and @GoodJobsNation - Best of the Left Activism - 8:12:16, 7.35 PM
Ch. 17: Song 8: This Fickle World - Theo Bard
Ch. 18: Act 9: Raise wages, kill jobs? - The Other Washington - Air Date 5-9-16
Ch. 19: Final comments on the zen of collective blame
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
TAKE ACTION:
Sign up with Fight for 15 and sign their petition for a $15 minimum wage
Sign up with Good Jobs Nation and co-sign the call for the Model Employer Executive Order
GET INVOLVED:
National Employment Law Project Action
EDUCATE YOURSELF:
Read "Fighting for a Living Wage" by Stephanie Luce
Minimum Wage Crusaders Are Holding A Convention To Talk About Racism (Washington Post)
Bernie Sanders Scores Big Wins with Democratic Platform (MSNBC)
Fight for 15 to Hold First Ever Nationwide Convention (Fight for 15)
Our voice is being heard in the Fight for $15 (SEIU)
Written by BOTL social media/activism director Amanda Hoffman
Produced by Jay! Tomlinson
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