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Rightwing interests continue to attack low-wage workers and families.

How a powerful rightwing lobby is plotting to stop minimum wage hikes American Legislative Exchange Council combines litigation and legislation in two-pronged attack on ‘new battleground’ of workers’ rights, documents reveal

A great and important story to pass along -- our fight to raise the minimum wage in Illinois continues!

Minimum wage battles to continue in 2015 Labor notched some big wins last year in its efforts to beef up its ranks. Organizers vow to continue that push this year on signature items such as raising the minimum wage, but business groups are equally adamant about pushing back.

One chamber down (the State Senate) -- just one more to go! It's time that the Illinois House listen to the will of the voters who delivered an unprecedented statewide bipartisan mandate to .

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Working families have had enough of working people not having enough! Our action at the State Capitol send a clear message to the legislature -- pass a "clean" minimum wage bill right now!

Illinois voters delivered an overwhelming mandate of 67% in support of raising the minimum wage. Sign our petition RIGHT NOW to tell our state lawmakers to vote to in this veto session -- working families simply cannot wait any longer!

Sign the petition: Illinois General Assembly: The Voters Have Spoken! Vote Now To Raise The... I just signed a petition to The Illinois State House and The Illinois State Senate: Over 67% of Illinois voters just voted to raise the minimum wage to at least $10 an hour. Lawmakers reconvened on November 19th, and we urge them to respond to the will of the people by passing HB 3718 and SB 68 and…