Terrence Wise, Fight for $15 and a Union · [email protected]

May 21, 2020 at 7:06 PM

McDonald’s just SILENCED me

FIGHT FOR $15 They muted my phone when I was telling shareholders about a worker clinging to life on a ventilator. John, This morning, I told McDonald's shareholders what it's like in their stores – people are getting sick from COVID-19, some clinging to life on a ventilator – and t…

See More from Terrence Wise, Fight for $15 and a Union

  Ieshia Townsend, Fight for $15 and a Union · [email protected]

May 20, 2020 at 5:05 PM

I won't die for $7.25

FIGHT FOR $15 I'm striking because HAPPENING NOW: McDonald's workers striking Join the #WalkoutWednesday virtual strike >> John, Today, I'm walking out of my job at McDonald's because I refuse to die for their bottom line. Walking off the job isn't nearly as scary as being…

See More from Ieshia Townsend, Fight for $15 and a Union

  Jamelia Fairley, Fight for $15 and a Union · [email protected]

May 18, 2020 at 8:22 PM

First it was the touching. Then, the comments.

FIGHT FOR $15 I reported sexual harassment, then my hours got cut. Trigger Warning: This email contains a story of sexual assault. If you've experienced sexual harassment or assault while working in the fast-food industry, call (844) 384-4495 for help. John, I tried to brush off h…

See More from Jamelia Fairley, Fight for $15 and a Union

  Sade Andrews, Fight for $15 · [email protected]

May 6, 2020 at 10:01 PM

Why do I strike? Because it works ✊

FIGHT FOR $15 Workers are on strike around the country, and McDonald’s can’t ignore it. John, today isn't the first time I've gone on strike. Before coronavirus, I went on strike against poverty wages that barely let me feed my family. I went on strike against unreliable hours and …

See More from Sade Andrews, Fight for $15

  Bettie Douglas, Fight for $15 · [email protected]

May 5, 2020 at 7:59 PM

🚨 COVID-19 Update 🚨

FIGHT FOR $15 The next stimulus bill must put us first. John – I am sick of being called an essential worker, when we are being treated like we are disposable. Folks like us are losing our jobs, falling sick because we don't have proper safety equipment, losing our loved ones witho…

See More from Bettie Douglas, Fight for $15

  Frances Holmes, Fight for $15 · [email protected]

May 1, 2020 at 5:35 PM

May Day: Worker solidarity will get us through pandemic

FIGHT FOR $15 This pandemic will end. It’s up to all of us to make sure we have what we need to get through it. John, It shouldn't be this hard to get a facemask. But that's my fight right now. I've been terrified every minute of these past six weeks. Will I catch it from a custome…

See More from Frances Holmes, Fight for $15

  Adriana Alvarez, Fight for $15 · [email protected]

April 29, 2020 at 6:31 PM

"Essential Workers" cut out of emergency relief

FIGHT FOR $15 Tell Congress they must protect ALL workers >> John, A $1,200 check isn't enough. Sure, it helped me make rent and get some groceries, but after that – how will I make ends meet? It feels impossible. But things are even more impossible for some of my fellow worke…

See More from Adriana Alvarez, Fight for $15

  Bridget Hughes, Fight for $15 · [email protected]

April 24, 2020 at 7:41 PM

📅RSVP Now: “We Are Always Essential” Tele-Town Hall feat. Sen. Warren & Speaker Pelosi

FIGHT FOR $15 Join front line workers to demand healthcare, PPE, and wage and job security for ALL. TOMORROW: Join Sen. Warren, Speaker Pelosi, and front line workers to demand healthcare, PPE, and wage and job security for ALL. RSVP>> John, We have always been essential. Hosp…

See More from Bridget Hughes, Fight for $15

  Bettie Douglas, Fight for $15 · [email protected]

April 22, 2020 at 5:07 PM

✊🌍 #WalkOutWednesday

FIGHT FOR $15 Just like coronavirus, climate change is hurting Black and Brown communities the most. Tune in to a special edition of the #WalkoutWednesday live stream >> It's #WalkoutWednesday, John, and workers are walking off the job to demand coronavirus protections, fair p…

See More from Bettie Douglas, Fight for $15

  Adriana Alvarez, Fight for $15 · [email protected]

April 21, 2020 at 7:15 PM

No relief for workers? No relief for Congress!

FIGHT FOR $15 Congress MUST #ProtectAllWorkers in fast-moving coronavirus bill: SIGN NOW: Demand Congress #ProtectAllWorkers in the next coronavirus relief package. "Essential workers" are dying, John. We're putting our lives on the line to go to work for minimum wage because we don…

See More from Adriana Alvarez, Fight for $15

  Emmanuel Flores, Fight for $15 · [email protected]

April 17, 2020 at 4:44 PM

Video: McDonald's tells us to FIND THE FUN in COVID-19?!

FIGHT FOR $15 With the pandemic calendar, McDonald's shows us exactly how little they care. John, If you don't work at McDonald's in California, you might not believe the calendar they just put out after we went on strike to demand basic protections at work (like masks for a respira…

See More from Emmanuel Flores, Fight for $15

  Ieshia Townsend, Fight for $15 · [email protected]

April 15, 2020 at 5:04 PM

COVID-19 makes it clear: we need to #ProtectAllWorkers

FIGHT FOR $15 This fight isn’t new, but it’s more "essential" than ever.   #WalkoutWednesday: Join SEIU President Mary Kay Henry and Reverend Dr. William Barber II LIVE NOW >>>    John, I'm terrified every day I show up for the drive-thru shift at McDonald's that I'm goin…

See More from Ieshia Townsend, Fight for $15

  Jamelia Fairley, Fight for $15 · [email protected]

April 13, 2020 at 8:48 PM

Taking McDonald’s to court to end sexual harassment

FIGHT FOR $15 Hold McDonald’s accountable for sexual harassment. Trigger Warning: This email contains a story of sexual assault. If you've experienced sexual harassment or assault while working in the fast-food industry, call (844) 384-4495 for help. If you are a survivor, here are …

See More from Jamelia Fairley, Fight for $15

  Maria Ruiz, Fight for $15 · [email protected]

April 9, 2020 at 6:05 PM

I’m not disposable

FIGHT FOR $15 McDonald's and all the rest: protect us, respect us, or we WON'T work. John, I'm not disposable. I'm a person. I'm a mother. I deserve as much protection and support during this crisis as anyone else. I need McDonald's to understand that they may see me as disposable, …

See More from Maria Ruiz, Fight for $15

  Jennifer Berry, Fight for $15 · [email protected]

April 7, 2020 at 9:55 PM

They'd rather people die than elect a Democrat

FIGHT FOR $15 In-person voting today in Wisconsin puts voters in harm's way BREAKING: WI Republicans force people to vote in person today despite COVID-19 pandemic to suppress the vote. John, Voting shouldn't be a matter of life and death. But that's what Republicans are forcing us …

See More from Jennifer Berry, Fight for $15

  Gail Rogers, Fight for $15 · [email protected]

April 3, 2020 at 7:14 PM

Coronavirus Strikes: McDonald’s ✅ Amazon ✅ Instacart ✅

FIGHT FOR $15 We won’t stop until we’re treated fairly. John – They say I'm essential, but I don't get treated like it. My manager won't let me wear a mask so that I can protect customers and myself from coronavirus. Other McDonald's workers I know don't even have gloves. If we get …

See More from Gail Rogers, Fight for $15

  Rita Blalock, Fight for $15 · [email protected]

March 27, 2020 at 10:08 PM

I’m putting my life on the line working at McDonald’s

FIGHT FOR $15 My life is worth more than McDonald’s profit. Movements like ours have won before, and we will win again. John – I've had enough. I REFUSE to risk my life and my health for McDonald's, a company that always puts profits ahead of me. So today I went on strike. McDonal…

See More from Rita Blalock, Fight for $15

  Sara Fearrington, Fight for $15 · [email protected]

March 25, 2020 at 9:25 PM

What’s your coronavirus story?

FIGHT FOR $15 Your voice matters: be heard by powerful lawmakers. Movements like ours have won before, and we will win again. John, How are you holding up? I'll be honest: I'm scared. Scared of this virus. Scared of having to go to work in public to keep a roof over my head. Scared …

See More from Sara Fearrington, Fight for $15

  Fran Marion, Fight for $15 · [email protected]

March 23, 2020 at 10:40 PM

Coronavirus: relief for workers needed NOW

FIGHT FOR $15 Congress might pass a slush fund for CEOs. There’s still time to fight back. URGENT: Emergency Coronavirus bill without paid sick leave might pass Congress! SIGN NOW: Tell Congress to protect ALL working Americans! John, I'm still making hashbrowns and Quarter Pounders…

See More from Fran Marion, Fight for $15

  Bettie Douglas, Fight for $15 · [email protected]

March 19, 2020 at 10:01 PM

🤬🤬🤬McDonald’s is lobbying to BLOCK paid sick leave

FIGHT FOR $15 Watch our newest video, then forward this email to 3 of your friends Coronavirus Update: Leaked documents show McDonald's is lobbying to BLOCK paid sick leave John – It's cruel. No other company has more workers without paid sick leave than McDonald's. Over half a mill…

See More from Bettie Douglas, Fight for $15

  Deatric Jackson, Fight for $15 · [email protected]

March 13, 2020 at 6:53 PM

Coronavirus Update: ALL McDonald’s workers need sick leave

McDonald’s responds to our demands for decency by ignoring the health of workers in 95% of its stores. Coronavirus Update: McDonald's won't change paid sick leave policy for workers in 95% of its stores. Tweet at McDonald's now! John, After thousands of us called on McDonald's to give…

See More from Deatric Jackson, Fight for $15

  Fran Marion, Fight for $15 · [email protected]

March 10, 2020 at 7:48 PM

Coronavirus: Tell McDonald’s to act NOW

FIGHT FOR $15 McDonald's refuses to give cooks and cashiers like me paid sick leave -- even in the face of the coronavirus epidemic. SIGN NOW: Tell McDonald's to give workers paid sick leave NOW. John, If I got sick with the coronavirus, I don't know what I'd do. That's not okay – a…

See More from Fran Marion, Fight for $15

  DeeDee Wright, Fight for $15 · [email protected]

March 9, 2020 at 10:06 PM

👀 PHOTOS 👀 I risked arrest to vote in Michigan.

FIGHT FOR $15 The movement that strikes together, WINS together John, On Saturday, we broke the law to make our voices heard just by renting a bus to take people to go vote. What's illegal about that?! Well, here in Michigan, there's a Republican-backed law that says it's illegal t…

See More from DeeDee Wright, Fight for $15

  Cierra Brown, Fight for $15 · [email protected]

February 28, 2020 at 5:09 PM

From 20 strikers to 3,000.

FIGHT FOR $15 Movements like ours have won before, and we will win again. Hi John, In 1881, 20 brave Black washerwomen in Atlanta went on strike. Like most Black women earning a wage in Atlanta then, they were domestic workers. Some made just $4 a month doing backbreaking work wash…

See More from Cierra Brown, Fight for $15

  Taiwanna Milligan, Fight for $15 · [email protected]

February 25, 2020 at 10:44 PM

CORRECTION: STRIKE this week, make a plan to VOTE

  An earlier version of this email's subject line suggested that all primary elections were next week. Your primary election may be in future weeks. Find your polling place and make a plan to vote.   John, I don't want my son to struggle like I have to – and I'…

See More from Taiwanna Milligan, Fight for $15

  Taiwanna Milligan, Fight for $15 · [email protected]

February 25, 2020 at 7:01 PM

STRIKE this week, VOTE next week

FIGHT FOR $15 John, I don't want my son to struggle like I have to – and I'm doing something about it. I've worked at McDonald's in Charleston on and off for seven years ... and I'm still only paid $8.75 an hour. I can barely put food on the table or give my son the health care he …

See More from Taiwanna Milligan, Fight for $15

  Diana Thomas, Fight for $15 · [email protected]

February 21, 2020 at 4:28 PM

Cuts to Medicaid ❎ Housing ❎ Social Security ❎ >> Sign our petition to fight back!

FIGHT FOR $15 Cuts to health care, food assistance, housing assistance, and more. Don't let Trump get away with it. Hey John – I've gone entire days without eating to help stretch out a paycheck, and that is with the help of SNAP. I can't survive on McDonald's poverty wages alone. B…

See More from Diana Thomas, Fight for $15

  Fight for $15 · [email protected]

June 28, 2019 at 4:01 PM

The First Way You Can Help

Friend – Thank you for joining the Fight for $15. Every victory we've made so far is because of people like YOU – those of us who stand up for higher wages and workers' rights. You can help our cause right now by spreading the word about our movement. If you haven't done so already, why don't you…

See More from Fight for $15

  Fight for $15 · [email protected]

June 28, 2019 at 4:01 PM

Confirm you're with us

John – Thanks for standing with workers fighting for $15 and union rights. We will be send you breaking news updates from the Fight for $15 and opportunities to join us in the streets. This email is being sent to you because you recently signed up to receive email communications from the Fight for $…

See More from Fight for $15