President Obama Gives Props to the Fight for $15
On Labor Day of 2014 President Obama was in Milwaukee and gave a shout out to fast food workers fighting for $15 and the right to form a union without retaliation. Get involved in...
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New York Workers Shut Down Times Square
NYC fast food workers joined by hundreds of supporters marched through Times Square on September 4 to proudly fight for $15 and the right to form a union without retaliation. Having vowed to do...
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Fast food workers across the country are standing up this week and saying: We deserve more. Our bosses pay us poverty pages, while we work hard every day to make them millions. It’s not right....
Nashville’s Workers’ Cinematic Recap
Workers in Nashville made a very nice video of their day of action including smooth jazz, marches, arrests, and some wonderful cinematography. Post by Show Me 15. Get involved in the nationwide Fight for...
Hartford Takes Action
Post by Low Pay is Not OK. Get involved in the nationwide Fight for $15. Tell McDonald’s that you stand with striking workers now. Learn more about the Fast Food Swindle, taxpayer dollars,...
New Yorker Political Scene Podcast: The Fast Food Workers Movement
Great podcast from The New Yorker about the Fight for $15 and how it relates to the larger issues around income inequality and the loss of good jobs in the U.S. Join writers William...
Why workers in New York took arrest
On September 4th, 500 workers were arrested in sit-ins across the country. In New York, fast food workers shut down 42nd street, right in front of McDonald’s flagship store. This is why. Get involved...
Updated: Adriana’s Fight for 15
(Update: See the fifth installment below and Adriana’s arrest on 9/4). Adrianna Alvarez is a McDonald’s worker living in Chicago. Her son, Manuel, is two years old. She’s worked at McDonald’s for four years...
Seattle Area Workers Take Arrest Working To Spread $15
September 10 – Workers from the Seattle area marched nearly nine miles, across the bridge from Seattle to Bellevue, to make a point about the need for $15. From the Seattle Times: About 150...
I’m Afraid I Might Be Homeless . . . I Can’t Afford the Rent
The Center on Policy Initiatives in San Diego just put out a video of the actions of September 4. In all, 11 workers fighting for $15 were arrested in San Diego and took the...
Chipotle Workers Walk Out
A Chipotle at Penn State University closed as employees complained of borderline sweatshop-level conditions. Via Onward State: According to former manager Brian Healy, the Chipotle was extremely understaffed with no help from its corporate...
Video: Nashville Takes Action
Fast food workers from St. Louis joined workers in Nashville, TN, to #StrikefastFood last Thursday. They turned up the fight for $15 by engaging in peaceful civil disobedience and making themselves clear: they’ll do...
