Detroit fast food workers join US protests aimed at raising federal minimum wage

DETROIT – The battle for the minimum wage warmed up on Friday.

A $ 15 fight took place at a McDonald’s, near the intersection of Livernois Avenue and West McNichols Road, on the west side of Detroit. The weather was less than ideal for a rally, but it did not deter protesters.

Fast food workers joined the protests in more than a dozen cities across the country. They want the minimum wage to rise to $ 15 an hour.

Workers quit their jobs to join the Fight for $ 15 movement. Protesters want Joe Biden’s incoming administration to raise the federal minimum wage during Biden’s first 100 days in office. It could increase wages by about 40% of black workers and reduce the racial wage gap.

The federal minimum wage has not been increased since July 2009.

“We work hard. Very hard, “said Domoique Jackson.” We’re out here listening. It’s MLK’s birthday, so we have to continue our legacy and his legacy for him. “

Detroit fast food chefs and cashiers honored Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday by continuing the fight for economic and racial justice and demanding a living wage. They said many colleagues work full-time, but rely on federal aid programs to put food on the table.

Detroit police prevented the caravan from blocking the McDonald’s drive-thru, which has happened at similar rallies across the country.