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McDonald’s Should Share Billions in Profits With Fast Food Workers: Labor Organizer
When 250,000 people marched on the National Mall 50 years ago they demanded among other things a hike in the minimum wage from $1.25 to $2 an hour. Today thousands of fast food workers are holding a one-day strike in cities across the country, demanding a wage of $15 an hour. That's equivalent to the $2 an hour protestors called for in 1963, after adjusting for inflation.
Protestors also want the right to form a union without intimidation or retaliation from their employer.
Related: 50 Years After March on Washington Many Americans Are Still Falling Behind: Urban League President
It's also low-wage jobs that are the fastest growing segment of the U.S. job market, accounting for about 70% of new jobs created in the second quarter, says Dan Alpert, managing partner at Westwood Capital. Ahead, he sees "a hard row to hoe" for labor organizers and fast food workers because there are so few other jobs available and so many people are looking for work.
Watch the video above to learn why some fast food workers are willing to battle those odds for higher pay.
suggested reading:
http://finance.yahoo.com/blogs/dail...rofits-fast-food-workers-labor-134659802.html
McDonald’s Should Share Billions in Profits With Fast Food Workers: Labor Organizer
When 250,000 people marched on the National Mall 50 years ago they demanded among other things a hike in the minimum wage from $1.25 to $2 an hour. Today thousands of fast food workers are holding a one-day strike in cities across the country, demanding a wage of $15 an hour. That's equivalent to the $2 an hour protestors called for in 1963, after adjusting for inflation.
Protestors also want the right to form a union without intimidation or retaliation from their employer.
Related: 50 Years After March on Washington Many Americans Are Still Falling Behind: Urban League President
It's also low-wage jobs that are the fastest growing segment of the U.S. job market, accounting for about 70% of new jobs created in the second quarter, says Dan Alpert, managing partner at Westwood Capital. Ahead, he sees "a hard row to hoe" for labor organizers and fast food workers because there are so few other jobs available and so many people are looking for work.
Watch the video above to learn why some fast food workers are willing to battle those odds for higher pay.
suggested reading:
http://finance.yahoo.com/blogs/dail...rofits-fast-food-workers-labor-134659802.html
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