John,
I work 2 jobs and still can't make ends meet.
Every day I wake up at 5 am, and I don't even have time to eat breakfast before I rush to my first job at a homeless shelter. Once that's over, I change my clothes and head to my job at McDonald's. I'm never home before 11pm. I'm never not tired.
Everything just keeps going up: rent, groceries, the cost of medicine... my paychecks barely cover basic expenses for me and my children.
And while I struggle to keep up, corporations are raking in record profits. Congress has a chance to give raises to 40 million working people – but they'll only do it if WE demand action.
Add your name to demand that Congress takes urgent action to raise the federal minimum wage to $15/hr.
Between work at McDonald's and the local homeless shelter I've seen how working people are struggling during this pandemic. Families have lost their jobs and their homes.
When lines at the food bank stretch for blocks, but corporations make billions during a pandemic – it's clear our system isn't working.
Raising the minimum wage to $15/hr won't fix everything, but it's a key part of making sure we can all provide for our families.
We've waited too long for a raise that would bring us relief.
Tell Congress that we need $15 NOW >>
Working families like mine need $15. Raising the federal minimum wage means no matter where we live, or our race or gender, we'll finally have a chance to earn a living wage. And we need it since we're putting our lives on the line each and every day.
Let's get to $15.
Melissa Sconiers
McDonald's Worker
Atlanta, Georgia
Fight for $15 and a Union
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