A hybrid of union dues collection and workplace solicitation programs, crossed with a bit of rage fundraising, has cropped up in New York, where a groundbreaking law passed last year by the City Council allows workers to request that money be taken out of their paychecks and donated to nonprofits that advocate for them. The donations are only authorized once the nonprofit in question signs up 500 participants.

What’s important about this law is it provides for a way for fast-food workers to help sustain a nonprofit organization that’s dedicated to advocating for issues that members say is important to them.

So far, 1,200 fast food workers have signed up to donate $13.50 a month to Fast Food Justice, the first nonprofit to sign up for the program.

Read the full article on wage justice by Ruth McCambridge at Nonprofit Quarterly