People cannot afford to live — not because they aren’t working hard enough, but because wages have stagnated for decades while the cost of living has continued to rise. As a result, millions of people are working full time, often at multiple jobs, and still falling behind. When work no longer leads to stability or dignity, people begin to lose faith in our economy, our institutions, and each other.

That is why One Fair Wage is fighting for a Living Wage For All: we believe fixing our economy for workers is the only way we save our democracy.

Despite the importance of this work, fundraising to change society and fight for workers has never been easy — and it is becoming harder at the very moment working people need change the most. Powerful interests are deeply invested in keeping wages low. That is why we need you.

Every $25 you give funds another hour of organizing — knocking on doors, talking with workers, engaging voters, building coalitions, and turning shared frustration into real, winnable change.

Your support makes it possible for this movement to keep organizing, winning, and proving that democracy can still deliver real improvements in people’s lives.

What We’re Fighting For — and What We’re Winning

Living Wage For All is a national movement to ensure that every job pays enough to live on — and that wage applies to all workers, with no exceptions.

We are one of the only national organizations fighting to raise wages for the nearly 50% of Americans whose paychecks are not enough to live on.

Here’s what your support helps make possible right now:

Half of all U.S. workers earn less than $25/hour, below what it takes to meet basic needs anywhere in the country.
Workers and allies have already won historic wage increases and eliminated subminimum wages for nearly 1.5 million workers in places like Washington, DC, Chicago, and Michigan.
Active Living Wage For All campaigns are underway in California, Maryland, Michigan, New York, Illinois, and Washington, DC.
In 2026, we are fighting to win raises for at least 5 million workers, through legislation and ballot measures guaranteeing wages of $25–$30/hour and ending subminimum wages.
Restore faith that shared effort can lead to shared progress. When people see their paychecks rise because they organized, voted, and fought together, belief begins to return. Participation returns. Division loses its grip. This movement demonstrates that democracy does not have to be abstract — it can show up in people’s daily lives.

These victories show that this is not theoretical. It is winnable, popular, and spreading.

Why Your Support Matters

Your contribution helps:

Organize workers and voters most affected by low wages
Sustain coalitions of 100+ labor, community, and civil-rights organizations
Win concrete wage increases that change lives
Build the momentum needed for national action

We ask for support for one reason only: to ensure this work can continue delivering real results for working people.

Thank You

Thank you for standing with workers.
Thank you for believing that one job should be enough.
Thank you for supporting the work of our time.

We’re deeply grateful to be in this fight with you.

One Fair Wage: Support the Fight to Win a Living Wage For All