‘You will not have your seat again’: how the Fight for $15 movement gained new momentum

Congress's failure to raise the federal minimum wage last month dealt a blow, but advocates are pressuring lawmakers to bring the issue back

For Terrence Wise, a McDonald's employee from Kansas City, Missouri, the battle for a raise in the federal minimum wage is far from over.

Joe Biden campaigned on a raise, the first since 2009, and the majority of Americans of both parties support an increase. And yet, last month, Congress blocked an increase from the paltry $7.25 an hour where it has been stuck since 2009. Now there are signs of new momentum for change.