Workers will travel to Chicago to protest for $15 and a union at McDonald’s shareholder meeting.
MILWAUKEE – Workers who came together and walked off their jobs last week are taking their message on the road. On Wednesday, at4:30 p.m., fast-food and retail workers will hold a rally to send a delegation of McDonald’s workers to Chicago to protest McDonald’s annual shareholder meeting.
“We’re taking the fight directly to the corporations to tell them $7.25 an hour is not a living wage.” said Stephanie Sanders a McDonald’s worker attending the protest in Chicago. “Even though I serve food at my job, I can’t always afford to buy enough food for myself.”
Last week’s Milwaukee strike happened at major national brands such as McDonald’s, Burger King, Wendy’s, Foot Action, Simply Fashion, and Taco Bell. The strike was a part of the Milwaukee Workers Organizing Committee’s “Raise Up MKE” campaign – a campaign that seeks to rebuild the city’s economy by putting money back in the pockets of the men and women who work hard, but still can’t afford basic necessities like food, clothing, and rent.
Growth in food preparation jobs in the metro area is projected to be nearly triple the rate of overall employment yet many workers earn minimum wage, $7.25 an hour, or just above it. According to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, a single adult in Milwaukee with one child needs to earn $20.85 to get by.
WHAT:
Fast-food worker send-off rally
WHERE AND WHEN:
920 W. North Ave
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
4:30pm
The Milwaukee Workers Organizing Committee is an independent union of low wage workers. MWOC’s “Raise Up MKE” campaign seeks a wage of $15 an hour and the right to form a union without retaliation. The “Raise Up MKE” campaign is supported by a coalition of community, labor, and faith-based groups including: Citizen Action of Wisconsin, MICAH, Wisconsin Jobs Now, 9to5, SEIU Healthcare Wisconsin, the African American Roundtable, League of Young Voters, AFT Local 212, Grassroots Tosa, UFCW Local 1473, Voces de la Frontera, the United Council of UW Students, Youth Empowered in the Struggle, and the Wisconsin State AFL-CIO.
www.RaiseUpMKE.org
