#FightFor15 protests across the US
The Fight for 15 campaign, a three-year-old nationwide labor movement seeking wage hikes at low-paying fast-food restaurants, launched a one-day strike on Tuesday, November 10, in 270 US cities – its largest demonstration to date, according to organizers.
11 November 2015
08:01 GMTRussian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko told R-Sport that he’s planning to meet President Vladimir Putin to discuss the results of the WADA investigation.
10 November 2015
22:11 GMTSo the Joe Louis fist just knocked out Ronald McDonald in downtown Detroit's fast-food protest. pic.twitter.com/7jKaNwcwnf
— Matt Helms (@MattHelms) November 10, 2015- 21:46 GMT
Massive crowd at the heart of @PhiladelphiaGov callingfor $15/hr and a union #ifwedontgetit#shutitdownpic.twitter.com/Wj34msPemr
— Media Mobilizing (@mediamobilizing) November 10, 2015 - 21:36 GMT
Hospital workers have joined with fast-food workers to demand higher wages in Boston.
Hundreds of hospital, fast food, and other underpaid workers are standing to #fightfor15 here in downtown Pittsburgh pic.twitter.com/2a2F7FHTps
— HospitalWrkersRising (@PGHHospitalWork) November 10, 2015 - 20:49 GMT
Protesters have gathered in front of the Los Angeles City Hall.
We have arrived at City Hall. #LosAngeles#FightFor15pic.twitter.com/4ZZzaQ74z4
— Alexandra Beltran (@AlexofMoronSea) November 10, 2015 - 19:58 GMT
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that he would make $15 an hour the minimum wage for all state workers.
The hourly rate will be gradually increased until New York state workers are paid at least $15 hourly in 2018.
“I believe that if you work hard and work full time, you should not be condemned to live in poverty,” the governor said, adding that “families nationwide continue to be left behind by an insufficient minimum wage. And it’s time that changed.”
- 19:58 GMT
Protesters are gearing up on the West Coast.
On the frontline with San Franciscans in the #FightFor15! pic.twitter.com/8OwbV2ovvE
— SEIU 1021 (@seiu1021) November 10, 2015 - 19:15 GMT
Bernie Sanders doubled down on his support for the Fight for 15 campaign at a rally in Washington, DC.
"Thank you all for coming out and standing up for justice, standing up for dignity, and for saying loudly and clearly that people in this country that work 40 hours a week deserve a living wage," he said, addressing a crowd in the rain while holding an umbrella.
- 18:52 GMT
Some supporting the movement rallied against restrictions on food stamps, while others pointed out a $15 an hour minimum wage is in fact needed to get rid of the need for food stamps.
Of course #FightFor15 is entitlement. Everyone is entitled to a living wage. No one who works 40 hours a week should need food stamps.
— Jena Tesse Fox (@JenaTesse) November 10, 2015The #FightFor15 coalition protesting restrictions on food stamps pic.twitter.com/V42oK0SHhb
— SEIU Local 21 LA (@SEIULouisiana) November 10, 2015#FightFor15 because no one who works full time serving food to others should have to be on food stamps.
— Robert Crawford (@jurassicpork59) November 10, 2015 - 18:40 GMT
Pro-abortion figures such as NARAL and Planned Parenthood have thrown their support behind the seemingly unrelated issue of a $15 dollar minimum wage, claiming that their causes go hand-in-hand.
Fair pay is about women, families, and justice. #FightFor15
— Cecile Richards (@CecileRichards) November 10, 2015Women make up ⅔ of low wage workers. We stand in solidarity with those in the #FightFor15. #Reprofreedom is economic justice.
— NARAL (@NARAL) November 10, 2015
