Assessment of NC Raise Up (ncraiseup.org)

Please use the following sources and any others you’d like:
www.ncraiseup.org

A multiracial, multigenerational labor movement led by fast-food workers has taken root in North Carolina

https://www.shrm.org/hr-today/news/all-things-work/pages/navigating-the-minimum-wage-decision.aspx

Write a 6 page paper answering the following questions, in order:

What issue(s) does NC Raise Up represent?

How did the constituents of NC Raise Up end up in their situations? Were they failed by American education systems? Are they in geographies with few resources?

If NC Raise Up is successful, what could they change? How could life be different for the people represented by the organization?

What barriers are faced by NC Raise Up as they organize and act?

Are certain politicians or political alliances in place helping NC Raise Up succeed? Are certain politicians or political groups trying to defeat them?

What could NC Raise Up do differently to be more successful?

Has NC Raise Up been successful so far? What have their successes been? What have their failures been?

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