It’s been a banner month for the Fair Workweek movement. In the same week that Seattle City’s Council unanimously passed the country’s second comprehensive set of scheduling protections, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced support to pass a similar law for fast-food workers. The City Council is pledging to pass legislation by year’s end, with the potential to affect more than 65,000 New Yorkers in years to come.

New York City is the birthplace of the Fight for $15 movement and, over the past few years, Mayor de Blasio has championed a number of worker-friendly policies, ranging from paid sick days to parental leave.

But working people need both $15 and a fair workweek for a stable paycheck. Higher wages can be washed away when you don’t get enough hours – and, for many, those hours change from week to week with little advance notice. Those working in fast food, retail, and across the service industry have long said hours are just as important as wages, and policymakers are increasingly listening to their calls.

As Mayor de Blasio and 32BJ SEIU President Héctor Figueroa said in a recent op-ed, “Treating workers with respect and fairness — and giving them the chance to pursue the American dream — lifts up all our communities, our city, and our country.” A coalition is growing to win a fair workweek for NYC’s fast food workers – led by 32BJ SEIU, along with Center for Popular Democracy partners New York Communities for Change and Make the Road New York.

New York City is the largest city to take up the cause, but it won’t be the last. After winning $15, it is clear that the movement for just hours is taking off to ensure that working families have the wages and hours they need to thrive.