The fight for a nationwide minimum wage hike continues as labor union supporters and minimum wage workers protest and rally for an increase in pay.
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On Nov. 10, a one-day worker strike was held in 270 cities in support of the Fight for 15 Â campaign, which
was launched three years ago to get states to raise the minimum wage above the national average of $7.25 an hour to $15 an hour. As of Jan. 1, 2015, 29 states, plus the District of Columbia, agreed to raise their wages above the national average, but no state has agreed to raise their pay to $15. However, in May Los Angeles  passed a vote to increase their pay to $15 an hour by 2020, following other cities like Seattle, Chicago, and San Francisco, who also voted to increase workers hourly pay.As 2015 comes to a close, here are the 13 states, plus the nation’s capital, who plan to raise their minimum-wage pay in 2016:
Alaska: increase minimum wage from $8.75 to $9.75
Arkansas: increase minimum wage from $7.50 to $8.00
California: increase minimum wage form $9.00 to $10.00
Connecticut: increase minimum wage from $9.15 to $9.60
District of Columbia: increase minimum wage from $10.50 to $11.50
Hawaii: increase minimum wage from $7.75 to $8.50
Maryland: increase minimum wage from $8.00 to $8.75
Massachusetts: increase minimum wage from $9.00 to $10.00
Michigan: increase minimum wage from $8.15 to $8.50
Minnesota: increase minimum wage from $9.00 to $9.50
Nebraska: increase minimum wage from $8.00 to $9.00
New York: increase minimum wage from $8.75 to $9.00
Vermont: increase minimum wage from $9.15 to $9.60
West Virginia: increase minimum wage from $8.00 to $8.75