‘Fight for $15’ puts workers at risk

By Paul Kersey
06/11/2014
The Chicago Tribune recently reported on the links between the Service Employees International Union, or SEIU, and various community organizing groups behind the campaign to increase Chicago’s minimum wage to $15 per hour. In her story, reporter Alejandro Cancino found that SEIU and its affiliates had spent at least $2 million on a campaign to organize...

TAGS: Chicago, Fight for 15, minimum wage, SEIU: Service Employees International Union, unions

Burgerbot: Fast food chains can cut costs by using new technology

By Paul Kersey
08/15/2013
Recently, unions have been encouraging fast food workers to hold out for a $15 an hour wage in Chicago and other cities. Proponents have argued that fast food employees deserve more than they have been getting, and that the pay boost will improve the economy. But if they succeed, a different effect could take place: the...

TAGS: Fight for 15, minimum wage