Following the U.S. Senate’s vote against an amendment to raise the federal minimum wage to $15/hr as part of the COVID relief bill, Chicago McDonald’s worker and #FightFor15 and a Union Leader Adriana Alvarez released the following statement.
“I’m walking out today because I know that my life matters—@McDonalds needs to guarantee safe working conditions for all essential workers” - Leshia Townsend, Chicago, IL #j20#StrikeforBlackLives@fightfor15@seiu
#StrikeforBlackLives! I’m joining @fightfor15 to share live posts from 3 workers - Trece Andrews in Detroit, Ieshia Townsend in Chicago & Khadijah Tamine in San Francisco - to demand justice for Black communities. I'll be sharing their posts throughout today, #J20
An attack on unions is an attack on working people & the causes we fight for every day. We stand with our union brothers & sisters. No court case will stop our movement. #Union#WeRise https://t.co/OntAb84MNr
Today, the #SCOTUS came down on the wrong side of history. #Janus puts 1 more roadblock in the way of working people coming together in union to raise wages, improve their jobs and make their communities stronger. #UNION: https://t.co/hNBjbjvm87
Teachers across this country are rising up and showing that America needs union jobs. I stand with teachers and ALL workers - join us at https://t.co/CwQvS85hBC #Union#WeRise