The demonstrations were set to take place in more than 15 cities, including Atlanta, Chicago, St. Louis and Los Angeles. The strike was organized by supporters of Fight for $15 and a Union, the labor advocacy group that has been pushing to raise the federal minimum wage from $7.25 to $15 an hour and grant collective bargaining rights to fast food employees, who are disproportionately Black and Brown.
"If you can't go to work but so many hours, you don't have enough to cover what you need to cover in the first place."Rita Blalock striking with workers in Durham, NC on January 15, 2021.McDonald's said it unequivocally supports the need for racial equality and social justice and that Friday's strike doesn't reflect how it has protected and provided employment to more than 800,000 people during the pandemic.
Man Americans really hate the underdog Why won't anyone protect these oppressed million-dollar national companies from the the tyrannical poor
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Shouldn’t eat fast food anyway
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