Debunking Activists

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Debunking Activists

CA Statewide Data Disprove Claims of “Widespread” Fast-Food Violations

Debunking Activists

Fact Check: A $15 Minimum Wage Won’t Curb Crime

September 5, 2025

Debunking Activists

One Fair Wage’s Take on Tipping in New York is Off the Deep End

April 24, 2025

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Debunking Activists

CA Statewide Data Disprove Claims of “Widespread” Fast-Food Violations

October 31, 2025

Debunking Activists

Fact Check: A $15 Minimum Wage Won’t Curb Crime

September 5, 2025

Debunking Activists

One Fair Wage’s Take on Tipping in New York is Off the Deep End

April 24, 2025

Debunking Activists

D.C.’s Initiative 82 is a Horror Story – Not a “Success”

April 16, 2025

Debunking Activists

No, Wage Theft is Not on the Rise at LA Restaurants

February 21, 2025

Debunking Activists

One Fair Wage Could Be In Hot Water (Again) With the IRS

October 25, 2024

Debunking Activists

Busting UC Berkeley Myths about California’s Fast Food Employment

October 18, 2024

Debunking Activists

The SEIU’s fake fast food union

February 9, 2024

Debunking Activists

Restaurants should be wary of latest food safety training program

January 19, 2024

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Debunking Activists

New Report Exposes Flaws in One Fair Wage’s Alternative Food Handler Training

November 10, 2023

Debunking Activists

New Website Exposes Berkeley Labor Team for its Research Biases

September 25, 2019

Debunking Activists

Fight for $15’s Labor Day “Strike” Curtain Call

September 1, 2017

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