The Starbucks Workers United union put their cards on the table this week and unveiled their demands before company managers. The menu includes a $20/hr minimum starting wage - even higher in some places - a 37 hour week, free healthcare and schedules a month in advance. Let the games begin!

And speaking of $20 minimum wages, has that become the new normal in the ongoing national debate. Has the Fight for 15 given become the Tussle for $20? We’ll take a look.

And the labor community has come out with a number of new economic studies to validate their positioning on the wage issue. Is the industry data, to the point it exists, robust enough to counter? We’ll dive into that.

We’ll discuss those issues and wrap it up with the legislative scorecard.