Interviews and photos by Shruti Sharma
On May 20, outside the McDonald’s headquarters in Oak Brook, several thousand people came together in the escalating campaign of our times, Fight for $15. Launched two years ago, the nationwide campaign seeks to increase base wages to $15 an hour, including the right for fast food workers to form a union.
They’re also fighting for respect on the job. Slogans such as, “We are the workers, mighty mighty workers,” and “We can’t survive on $8.25,” reverberated as the crowd marched by the headquarters of the nation’s largest fast-food company.
CCH brought 75 people to the May protest. Three of the workers and students who joined us shared their stories on why the Fight for $15 is important to them. Continue reading Fight for $15 – three CCH leaders explain why they speak out