Pentagon workers lead the fight for a higher minimum wage.

• Position: On the Line - Brief article

In January, cleaning and food workers at the Pentagon joined allied non-unionized workers from the Air and Space Museum and other federal buildings in walking off the job to protest the poverty wages they were being paid by federal contractors. That work stoppage was part of a series of actions to increase pressure on President Obama to take executive action to raise the minimum wage. For months, the Congressional Progressive Caucus--led by Raul Grijalva and Keith Ellison--has urged the...