Fast Food Workers Want $15/Hr Minimum Wage....

[Jerz-2]

These protests were held all over the country yesterday (article is from Los Angeles news), they was down on Ponce De Leon in Atlanta during the commute yesterday afternoon:

EXPOSITION PARK (CBSLA.com) — Police said 10 protestors were arrested Thursday during a march downtown for higher wages.

About 300 employees and supporters in Los Angeles, as well as in more than 150 other cities, were taking part in sit-ins at McDonald’s, Wendy’s, Burger Kings and other chain locations as a more “militant” phase of the “Fight for $15″ movement.

“Fight for $15″ pushes for a $15 hourly wage for fast-food workers and the ability to unionize.

“I think that this cause is really important,” McDonald’s employee Nathan Gilmore said. “I think that it will help to support families all over the nation.”

“It’s been really rough. We’ve been having to rely on public assistance, parents, family, friends, you know, just to get by,” McDonald’s employee Jemere Calhoun said.

Burger King and McDonald’s released the following statements regarding the protest:

“Burger King Corp. (BKC) respects the rights of all workers; however BKC does not make scheduling, wage or other employment-related decisions for the franchises who independently own and operate almost 100 percent of Burger King restaurants.”

“At McDonald’s we respect everyone’s rights to peacefully protest. The topic of minimum wage goes well beyond McDonald’s- it affects our country’s entire workforce. McDonald’s and our independent franchisees support paying our valued employees fair wages aligned with a competitive marketplace. We believe that any minimum wage increase should be implemented over time so that the impact on owners of small and medium-sized businesses – like the ones who own and operate the majority of our restaurants – is manageable. Additionally, we believe that any increase needs to be considered in a broad context, one that considers, for example, the impact of the Affordable Care Act and its definition of “full time” employment, as well as the treatment, from a tax perspective, of investments made by businesses owners.”

California raised its minimum wage from $8 an hour to $9 in July, which will increase to $10 in 2016. Earlier this week, LA Mayor Eric Garcetti called for a citywide wage hike to $13.25 by 2017.

The federal minimum wage remains at $7.25 an hour.

http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2014...campaign-to-raise-minimum-wage-to-15-an-hour/

It’s probably alot easier to just go to school and upgrade your skillset instead of expecting a professional-level pay grade on an entry-level job, and thinking the fight for that will be easy.....them corporations ain't comin' off no damn $15 per hour to flip burgers, B.

I DO agree, however, that the federal standard of $7.25 per hour is wild outmoded, at LEAST raise that jawn to $10 nationally.

 

[Warren Moon]

When they start getting machines to serve fast food

 

[Smoke]

If you can get 15/hr working fast food. I want a refund on my degree and certs

 

[Jhoon]

When they start getting machines to serve fast food

you think youre so special. Wait until they find a replacement for you.

Everyday, more and more lawyers are being displaced. Accountants are also slowly dying.

 

[L. Deezy]

I dont see the problem.. cost of living is high

 

[Warren Moon]

you think youre so special. Wait until they find a replacement for you.

Everyday, more and more lawyers are being displaced. Accountants are also slowly dying.

you right

But Im not stupid enough to ask for more when the writing on the wall says i will be replaced easily and more efficiently

People keep wanting more stuff without innovating the best investment they can make, which is themselves.

 

[FUPA]

fukk em uneducated scum wanting $15 cant even get my order right.


My local burger king and carls jr already have 2 machines upfront and only 1 cashier hope they all get replaced like this soon.

 

[Poitier]

you think youre so special. Wait until they find a replacement for you.

Everyday, more and more lawyers are being displaced. Accountants are also slowly dying.

nikkas don't realize they are next if they don't stand up for the lowest of us all.

 

[Jhoon]

you right

But Im not stupid enough to ask for more when the writing on the wall says i will be replaced easily and more efficiently

People keep wanting more stuff without innovating the best investment they can make, which is themselves.

Your cowardness is one of the reasons why we continue to have economic exploitation.

 

[HookersandIceCream]

Maybe they should be tipped

 

[I_Got_Da_Burna]

lol 15 an hour aint shyt...in LA that's barely enough to live. yall are trippin...

 

[Jhoon]

nikkas don't realize they are next if they don't stand up for the lowest of us all.

Machines, specifically artificial intelligence is the future. I hope I live long enough to watch the machines tear us apart and cite productivity and efficiency as they do it.

 

[beanz]

10 an hour seems fair

 

[Timeis$]

shyt my friends pops works at Costco. This nikka make over $20 and hour .

No degree. He been working there for years but my homeboy said they start you out close to $12 an hour.

I mean fast food workers do get paid scraps but a lot of professional people should get paid more as well.

 

[Silkk]

Thread gonna do numbers