Fight For $15 Actions Tuesday to be ‘Most Disruptive Yet’

By Doug Cunningham

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Workers Independent News is heard Monday through Friday after the 6 and 11 p.m. news on 97.9 WHAV.

Next Tuesday, the Fight For $15 movement will be on the march in 340 cities, with strikes, protests and civil disobedience demanding $15 an hour and a union.

Fight For $15 says newly elected politicians and newly empowered corporate special interests are pushing America to the right. And that’s why Fight For $15 will take to the streets planning to hit hard with civil disobedience actions.

Fight For $15 says “any efforts to block wage increases, gut workers’ rights or healthcare, deport immigrants, or support racism or racist policies, will be met with unrelenting opposition.”

O’Hare airport workers in Chicago will strike Nov. 29 as part of the national Fight For $15 mobilization.

“My aunt and grandmother also work at O’Hare. All three of us make minimum wage. United and other airlines need to take responsibility and give us living wages to raise our families. We can create this opportunity for working families with a living wage of $15, giving working families a raise and making sure airport jobs are good jobs,” said Raquel Brito. an O’Hare airport worker who will be striking.

The Fight For $15 says thanks to the worker movement for $15 an hour and union rights 22 million workers have received raises. More than 10 million workers are on their way to phased in $15 an hour wages.

The current federal minimum wage is $7.25 an hour.

2 thoughts on “Fight For $15 Actions Tuesday to be ‘Most Disruptive Yet’

  1. It makes more sense to lower the cost of living. An Increase in minimum wage will cause a steep increase in prices; from manufacturing to transportation. Could also lead to the same imbalance of power witnessed during apartheid in South Africa.

  2. Minimum wage should start at $10.00. You want $15.00? You need to prove that you are worth it. How is the $15.00 working out on the west coast? Not so good.