SOUTHFIELD, Mich. (WJBK) - The fight for a wage of $15 an hour and for union rights for fast food workers continued Tuesday morning. Workers across the nation walked away from drive-thru lines and took to the streets in protest.
Here in metro Detroit, several gathered in front of Southfield City Hall in hopes of getting officials to listen up during this election season.
"When we cry out for elected officials to stand with us, here you have the city of Southfield's mayor, Mayor Siver, standing with us saying, 'You all deserve $15 an hour and a union,' and this is why we're here today," says Pastor W.J. Rideout, who helped organize the protest. "We're going all over to let elected officials know that if you do not stand with the 54,000 workers, that we're not going to stand with you at the polls."
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6 comments:
They don't realize that if the minimum wage goes to $15, the price of everything else would go way up. They still wouldn't have much money. LOL
hey, slick? Until your hygiene, customer skills service, and manners improve, I favor a CUT in pay, certainly not raising it up to a level that's impossible for the economy to absorb that kind of increase. Watch what happens to your customer base - you fools.
Well, they can't make change so pay them $8.00 in ones & change. They'll never know the difference.
If we give you $15/ hour then half of you can start collecting unemployment now while the rest of you take up the slack. How's that for reality for you?
9:02 - they should not be able to draw unemployment - that's another part of the problem......too easy for them to not work and get paid......
They can't live off what they have? Why? They have low income housing, food stamps, free health insurance, welfare ....... I guess ii f they had child support that was actually paid and or knew their babies daddies it may just make a difference.
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