SIEU President Mary Kay Henry Goes On The Colbert Report

[Omaha Steve]

http://nhlabornews.com/2013/08/sieu-president-mary-kay-henry-goes-on-the-colbert-report/

By Matt Murray | August 13, 2013

The Internet is a wonderful place. If you miss something your friends will definitely let you know. To prove my point, I must have seen this clip from the Colbert Report go by on Facebook, Twitter, and every other social media I monitor at least a dozen times before I finally clicked on it.

The clip is of Service Employees International Union (SEIU) President Mary Kay Henry discussing why the SEIU is helping the fast-food workers strike for better wages and benefits.

Video: http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/428406/august-07-2013/fast-food-workers-strike---mary-kay-henry

Even though we all know Steven Colbert is a political ‘lefty’ his show presents it from the hardcore right perspective. The interview begins with the most common myth about fast food workers. He asked why are “low wage workers striking, they are just teenagers.”
This is the same statement that every opponent to a living wage uses. That may have been the case 30 years ago when America was full of good middle class jobs. That is not the case anymore. Mary Kay Henry said “28 years old.” That’s right the average age of a low-wage restaurant worker in 28 years old.

Here are some of the other notable moments from the interview:
“We are proud to stand with the fast food workers who are asking corporation making record profits to pay them a living wage.” – Mary Kay Henry

FULL story at link.

[shenmue]

1. We need to raise wages

Why should anybody not be able to make a living, as long as they put in the time and effort?