Strikes in 5 states to raise minimum wage from $7.25

[Dr. Vincent Quin, Ph.D.]

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Hundreds of fast-food and retail workers staged a one-day strike in
Milwaukee on Wednesday as part of a national effort for a
$15-an-hour wage and the right to unionize without intimidation.

Jennifer Epps-Addison: "Fast food and retail, it’s one of the
fastest-growing industries. It’s one of the most profitable, with
$200 billion in profits. And yet these are the lowest-paid workers
in our economy. They’re standing up and saying, 'Our families can't
survive on $7.25 an hour.’"

Workers gathered in large numbers outside restaurant chains,
including McDonald’s, Burger King, Wendy’s and Taco Bell, holding
signs and chanting slogans. Milwaukee is the fifth city to see a
fast-food workers strike in six weeks, following Detroit, St.
Louis, Chicago and New York City

http://www.democracynow.org/2013/5/16/headlines#51614
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$7.25/hr is well below poverty level...a national disgrace

"free" Capitalism
;-)

[Dean Markley]