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The federal minimum wage’s 86-year history shows us that we used to know how to get this done.
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Udochi Onwubiko

In this brief, we’ll examine how conservative administrations, government inaction, and corporate interests have left low-paid salaried workers without adequate overtime protections for the past few decades. 

Policy Briefs
Udochi Onwubiko
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Nick Wertsch

Associate Director, Workplace Justice
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This women’s history month, we celebrate Acting Secretary Julie Su’s leadership and call on the Senate to stop this egregious delay and confirm her as nominee.
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Daniella Zessoules

Introducing a framework rooted in racial equity designed to amplify new narratives around power.

Research
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Taifa Smith Butler, Malaika Jabali, and Udochi Onwubiko from Fireside chat
A fireside chat on why our economy is gaslighting us and how to build a better future
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Ilana Novick
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Figure is less than expected in first jobs report since Fed raised interest rate to 22-year high
In the media
Lauren Aratani

Dēmos strongly supports updating federal regulations to restore and extend overtime protections. However, we urge the Department to finalize a stronger rule than the one proposed.

Testimony and Public Comment
Udochi Onwubiko
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Chief of Programs at Demos, Angela Hanks on Black employment in this jobs report, wage growth, and the Fed rate hike - what damage that could do to the economy.
In the media
Joe Mathieu
Kailey Leinz
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Every inch of progress, from emancipation to voting rights, seemed impossible until grassroots organizing, and advocacy made it inevitable.
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Taifa Smith Butler