Nation's fast-food workers stage strike on Tax Day

[Omaha Steve]

Source: Citizen-Times

Mackensy Lunsford

On April 15, fast-food workers in more than 200 U.S. cities, including Asheville, will march in what some say will be the most widespread mobilization ever by U.S. workers seeking higher pay.

The nationwide strikes and protests, part of the Fight for $15 movement, will come two weeks after McDonald's announced it was increasing salaries for a fraction of its workforce by $1. But rather than mollifying employees, the move, which some say is not enough, has inspired even more workers to join the walkout.

According to a recent report by the UC Berkeley Labor Center, more than 52 percent of fast-food workers rely on public assistance to get by.

That means the majority of fast-food workers must use a piece of the roughly $150 billion a year the government spends annually on antipoverty programs, such as Medicaid and SNAP benefits.

FULL story at link.



(Photo: Paul Sancya, AP)

Read more: http://www.citizen-times.com/story/eat-scene/2015/04/14/nations-fast-food-workers-stage-strike-on-tax-day/25766617/

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Let us review. Mom & pop place ok tomorrow. Fast food and chains not ok tomorrow for breakfast, lunch, or dinner.

[marym625]

1. find one near you!

http://april15.org/?utm_campaign=LowPay&utm_medium=email&utm_source=apr15org&source=email-apr15org-0414NR

K&R

[mpcamb]

2. Let's call local fast food outlets on the 15th and tell 'em what we think about wages,

And hours that vary day to day,
and the worker's dependence on Medicaid and SNAP;

Even better, ask for the manager.
Better yet, call HEADQUARTERS, and give them an earful.
Go ahead, look up the number.

[Fred Sanders]

3. Large signs, "owner-operated" or McCorporate-operated, should be mandatory.