Fast-food workers went on STRIKE to win $15 and a union this week.
Fight for $15 May 2021 Highlights From A Big Week

Workers Strike Nationwide for $15 and a Union

Various images of striking workers from Illinois, Michigan, California, Texas, North Carolina, Missouri, Florida, Wisconsin, and New York

Rep. Ocasio-Cortez and Sen. Sanders in the Fight!

Gif of Rep. Ocasio-Cortez saying "You should actually raise your wages to $15 an hour for every McDonald's worker in this country minimum." Sen. Sanders saying "If they can pay their CEO 10 million dollars, you know what they can do? They can pay their workers a living wage."

Demands Made to McDonald's Shareholders

News headlines. USA Today: McDonald's employees, activists walk out to demand wage increases around the US. Essence: McDonald's Workers on Strike Today for Higher Wages Across 15 Cities. Fox Business: McDonald's workers strike as 'Fight for $15' continues.

Worker Power Podcast Launched!
Cover of the Worker Power podcast with a picture of Terrence Wise speaking at a podium.

#McDonaldsStrike Trends Across the Country

Tweet from Elizabeth Warren, US Senator for Massachusetts: "I stand in solidarity with fast food workers across the country who are striking today to demand that  @McDonalds  pay a $15 minimum wage and respect union rights. The Senate must #RaiseTheWage, but McDonald's shouldn't wait." Tweet from W. Kamau Bell, HBO Max & CNN Television Host: "As everyone is talking about & supporting the #McDonaldsStrike, we should all know by now that the #FightFor15 is the least our country could do to support workers." Tweet from Susan Sarandon, Actress & Activist: "McDonald's workers are on strike. Don't cross the picket lines!!!"

Artists, Musicians, Creatives Spread Our Message

4 images. Drawing by @liberaljane of three McDonald's workers with a banner reading "our labor is worth more than poverty wages". Drawing by @ariadesole of a woman wearing a shirt that says "working people deserve living wages". Drawing by @chemaskandal of two people with their fists raised with a banner that says "fight for 15". Photo of @brunothedrummer,@ashlinparker, @johnmichaelbradford, @colescottrubin, and Keith Roberts wearing Fight for $15 shirts and carrying instruments.Top left by @liberaljane; top right by @ariadelsole; bottom left by @chemaskandal; bottom right: @brunothedrummer@ashlinparker, @johnmichaelbradford, @colescottrubin, and Keith Roberts.

John, I joined McDonald's shareholders meeting yesterday to tell them the truth about poverty wages and inhumane working conditions in McDonald's stores. There's more pressure on the company than ever before and our demands are clear.

This week showed our movement is too powerful to be silenced. We showed up across the country and across the Internet. The results of our advocacy keep pouring in. On Thursday, Rhode Island became the ninth state to make a $15/hr minimum wage law, and we're just getting started.

No matter where McDonald's turns they're going to hear our message loud and clear until we win: pay ALL your workers $15/hr NOW.

Sign on to demand McDonald's pay ALL its workers $15/hr.

Onward,

Terrence Wise
McDonald's Worker
Kansas City, Missouri
Fight for $15

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