Archive of Political Emails

Lizzet Aguilar, Fight for $15 · [email protected]

April 23, 2021 at 4:28 PM

Landmark pro-worker legislation in CA

FIGHT FOR $15 A HUGE week of action to put power back into workers' hands... John, A week ago, I went on strike to demand a voice on the job, and to support a landmark pro-worker bill – the FAST Recovery Act (California AB 257) – for worker power and corporate accountability. Chec…

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Angelica Hernandez, Fight for $15 · [email protected]

April 16, 2021 at 7:39 PM

On STRIKE demanding a seat at the table

FIGHT FOR $15 California workers are on strike for a seat at the table CALIFORNIA WORKERS ON STRIKE FOR A SEAT AT THE TABLE. SHARE TO SHOW YOU’RE WITH US >> John, I've seen what happens when workers don't have a say in our workplace... Instead of giving us what we needed to …

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

April 7, 2021 at 1:12 PM

Millions of good union jobs.

FIGHT FOR $15 Care Is Essential John, As a working mom trying to support 3 kids during COVID, I had to quit a job to care for my kids who were stuck in online school. I had no choice – lawmakers just left us out here for ourselves. Families like mine were losing work that we shoul…

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Anneisha Williams, Fight for $15 · [email protected]

March 26, 2021 at 7:26 PM

My community counts on me. Can I count on you?

FIGHT FOR $15 Tell Congress to support care workers in the next COVID bill. John, I work two jobs on the frontlines of the COVID pandemic – as a fast-food worker and an in-home caregiver. I'm proud to care for my community. To cook and feed people after a long day of work. To hel…

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

February 25, 2021 at 2:53 PM

TODAY: Show up for $15

FIGHT FOR $15 TODAY we're taking over the internet. You with me? Are you with me, John? In the past week I've done everything I can to win $15/hr for millions of people like me that need higher pay to help our families get by in this country. I went on strike to win $15 NOW from Mc…

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Sylcoria Carroll, Fight for $15 · [email protected]

February 23, 2021 at 2:11 PM

National call in day to win $15 minimum wage

FIGHT FOR $15 $8.50 an hour is not enough to live. We've never been closer – Tell your Senators: We need $15/hr NOW >> 888-639-5155 John, My own manager wouldn't even tell me what I was getting paid an hour. The highest paycheck I ever got was only $291. I can't wait one day …

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Gloria Machuca, Fight for $15 · [email protected]

February 16, 2021 at 5:48 PM

On strike until they respect us, protect us, and PAY us

FIGHT FOR $15 A quick way to stand with striking workers today... A federal $15/hr minimum wage is in jeopardy. Tell Congress: We need $15/hr NOW >> John, Things weren't working for me and my family before COVID and now, things are even harder. I'm still making a poverty wage,…

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

January 26, 2021 at 5:30 PM

$15 in Congress: Let's goooooooooo

FIGHT FOR $15 3 ways to help win $15/hr BREAKING: $15/hr minimum wage announced in Congress Tell your lawmakers we need $15/hr NOW >> There's no stopping us now, John. I get up every morning to risk my life at McDonald's in the middle of a global pandemic and am still struggli…

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

January 16, 2021 at 1:05 AM

BREAKING: $15/hr in pandemic relief bill

FIGHT FOR $15 We went on strike today to WIN $15/hr! BREAKING: $15/hr is front and center in Biden’s pandemic relief bill. We went on strike TODAY to win $15/hr >> John, After eight years on the job, McDonald's pays me just $8.75/hr. No sick days. No health insurance. Every …

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Angelic Cathey, Fight for $15 · [email protected]

January 13, 2021 at 8:05 PM

My landlord sent armed men to my house

FIGHT FOR $15 Demand employers respect us, protect us, and PAY us John, Last week, my landlord sent a group of armed men to my house to try and illegally evict me and my three sons, because my hours were cut and I couldn't make rent. We had to use the couch, refrigerator, and stove …

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Karesha Manns, Fight for $15 · [email protected]

January 7, 2021 at 11:10 PM

We won't be stopped: Time for $15/hr for ALL

FIGHT FOR $15 We've got the Senate. Time for action… John, Yesterday, Donald Trump and his backers incited an angry mob who attacked the US Capitol in an effort to silence my vote and the votes of the millions of other Black and Brown voters. This won't stop our movement: even as wh…

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Essence Brooks, Fight for $15 · [email protected]

December 31, 2020 at 5:01 PM

Our movement for dignity and respect WON this year

FIGHT FOR $15 We fought for racial and economic justice, and we're winning... John, Strikes in cities around the country. 2.5 million Florida workers on the path to $15/hr. Champions for $15/hr and union rights on their way to the White House. Our movement has a lot of wins to celeb…

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Margarita Castillejo, Fight for $15 · [email protected]

December 18, 2020 at 9:08 PM

ON STRIKE for safety at McDonald's

FIGHT FOR $15 Every day I wonder – will I get COVID at work today? McDonald's does nothing. John, Five to six workers, standing elbow-to-elbow in a hot kitchen. No temperature checks at the start of my shift. No disinfection of drive-thru headsets and other high-touch surfaces. I se…

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Melissa Sconiers, Fight for $15 · [email protected]

December 11, 2020 at 9:59 PM

Raises for 40 million workers. You in?

FIGHT FOR $15 Congress will only act if you do. Demand $15/hr now! 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 …

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Kim Lawson, Fight for $15 · [email protected]

November 17, 2020 at 9:00 PM

McDonald's has a multinational sexual harassment problem.

FIGHT FOR $15 Stand with workers and fight back on the International Fast-Food Workers Day of Action Against Sexual Harassment Content Warning: This email contains a story of sexual assault. If you've experienced sexual harassment or assault while working in the fast-food industry, …

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

November 14, 2020 at 2:01 PM

Time to deliver on $15/hr and a union

FIGHT FOR $15 Our work is just beginning... John, All I want for my son is for him to go to a good school and get a good job. So while I'm celebrating our victory, I know that going back to "normal" isn't enough for us. Normal meant having to decide between paying for health insura…

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Wanda Lavender, Fight for $15 · [email protected]

November 7, 2020 at 5:31 PM

LET'S RALLY!

FIGHT FOR $15 We're gonna keep fighting. John, I voted for higher pay. I voted for racial justice. I voted for a better future for my six beautiful, bright children and four nieces and nephews. Across the country, essential workers like me voted for ourselves and each other. And we …

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Cris Cardona, Fight for $15 · [email protected]

November 5, 2020 at 12:20 AM

FLORIDA GOES TO $15!

FIGHT FOR $15 Raises for 2.5 million Florida workers and record turnout. John, WE DID IT. Florida voted to raise the minimum wage to $15/hr! This is the direct result of hard work by the working people that power the Fight for $15. It's what happens when we go on strike, organize, a…

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Cristian Cardona, Fight for $15 · [email protected]

November 4, 2020 at 2:15 AM

Count. Every. Vote.

FIGHT FOR $15 We voted. We need them to count every vote. John, We voted. We stood in long lines for hours. We raced to drop off our ballots. We called people we hadn't spoken to in years and got them to vote. We overcame every barrier in our way to vote for higher pay, racial justi…

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

November 3, 2020 at 1:02 PM

Our lives are on the ballot. So VOTE

FIGHT FOR $15 Get your people to VOTE John, Higher pay. Racial justice. Better healthcare. Paid sick leave. Hazard pay. Reliable hours. Standing up to greedy bosses. Stopping police violence…. There are more reasons to vote than I can possibly list, but these are the reasons I voted…

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Cristian Cardona, Fight for $15 · [email protected]

October 30, 2020 at 12:01 AM

LIVE NOW: Bernie & Kamala on how to win $15/hr in Florida this election

FIGHT FOR $15 Better pay for millions of workers is possible... WATCH LIVE: Hear from the fight for $15/hr in Florida with Bernie Sanders and myself! John, I just voted for the first time – because $15/hr should be the least amount any worker makes. I shouldn't be broke working t…

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

October 24, 2020 at 1:00 PM

I’m essential and I VOTE. Will you?

FIGHT FOR $15 Essential workers need you to stop doing what you’re doing and find out how to VOTE. Your vote is essential. Find out where to vote and make a plan to get there on Tuesday, Nov. 3 >>> John, $3.10/hr plus tips. That's how much I make at Waffle House. As an e…

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Nojisola Olaigbe, Fight for $15 · [email protected]

October 16, 2020 at 8:30 PM

They want to make it easier for corporations to cheat us??

FIGHT FOR $15 Send a message to the U.S. Department of Labor to protect workers. John – I dream of being a nurse someday. But making $10 an hour as a home health care aide meant I had to choose between rent and school – so I had to drop out. Now, the Trump administration wants to ma…

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Selynda Middlebrook, Fight for $15 · [email protected]

October 14, 2020 at 4:09 PM

"Ghetto"..."lazy"..."smelly"...

FIGHT FOR $15 I'm suing because my manager at Mcdonald's told me I "shouldn't even exist." John, I'm a new mother, and I started to work at McDonald's because I wanted to provide for my baby girl. But McDonald's quickly turned that dream into a nightmare. That's why I'm asking you …

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Fight for $15 · [email protected]

October 7, 2020 at 9:30 PM

$15/hr is possible. Let's make it happen.

We've been texting hundreds of thousands of Florida voters, but we've got work to do... John – we know that $15/hr is possible in Florida. Over the past few weeks, volunteers have sent hundreds of thousands of texts to folks in Florida to make sure they know about Amendment 2 that wi…

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

September 30, 2020 at 8:34 PM

Candidates: Put people over profits

FIGHT FOR $15 I shouldn't have to go on strike for a mask. Our next president MUST put people over profits. Our next president MUST put people over profits. Tweet at the moderator of the next debate >> John, Earlier this year, I went on strike because I got one mask each day …

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Rose Kerlaine Raphael, Fight for $15 · [email protected]

September 17, 2020 at 9:59 PM

Want to fight for $15/hr? Now's your chance

FIGHT FOR $15 One easy thing to do to win $15/hr... $15/hr is on the Ballot in Florida this November Sign up to send texts to voters to win $15/hr! >> John, We have a chance to win $15/hr for 2,500,000 workers this November – including me. Right now, I make $9.25/hr at McDona…

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Ramona Mendoza, Fight for $15 · [email protected]

September 11, 2020 at 8:31 PM

My work is essential. So is my vote.

FIGHT FOR $15 I'll never stop fighting. And there's something big coming up. John, I work cleaning a McDonald's in San Jose. I've worked every week since the COVID pandemic hit – I'm an essential worker – but I'm still not paid enough, and we still don't have proper PPE at my store…

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

September 4, 2020 at 6:21 PM

Black. Essential.

FIGHT FOR $15 This Labor Day weekend, join a tribute to the workers who keep our communities safe and fed. John, Labor Day usually means one of two things – grilling with my friends and family, or missing out because I got scheduled to work. The fight for racial and economic justic…

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Augusta Moody, Fight for $15 · [email protected]

August 21, 2020 at 7:44 PM

Save the USPS, save the country

FIGHT FOR $15 Another assault on Black workers by the Trump Administration. John, I don't control when I work. Some days I'm behind the counter at McDonald's from 8 AM - 11 PM. But I can count on one thing: if I choose to vote from home, the US Postal Service will make sure my ballo…

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Demetrica Shipp, Fight for $15 · [email protected]

August 19, 2020 at 5:03 PM

Sick of poverty. We're doing something about it. Watch!

FIGHT FOR $15 Laid off from my job, but I'd never abandon my patients. HAPPENING NOW: I'm speaking at the DNC Join the #WalkoutWednesday Livestream >> John, I'm a third-generation healthcare worker and my son is now the fourth – but like so many other healthcare workers in ou…

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Barbara Johnson, Fight for $15 · [email protected]

August 11, 2020 at 10:07 PM

McDonald's: Sexual harassment from the top down

FIGHT FOR $15 Every penny of the former CEO's $40 million severance package must go to support worker-survivors Content 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-…

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Katera Wilkins, Fight for $15 · [email protected]

August 7, 2020 at 9:19 PM

Republicans did nothing for 83 days, and now millions like me face eviction

FIGHT FOR $15 They took their time. Now, we're out of time. John, I was evicted. McDonald's cut my hours, so I didn't have enough for rent. Every day, I have to choose between buying food and contributing rent to my friend I'm staying with. I’m running out of cash for the stack of b…

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

July 30, 2020 at 10:01 PM

Tell the Senate: #ProtectAllWorkers, not McDonald's!

FIGHT FOR $15 The Senate MUST #ProtectAllWorkers by passing the HEROES Act: CALL 844-944-1556 NOW: Demand the Senate #ProtectAllWorkers. Pass the House version of the HEROES Act now. John, I have put my life on the line for MONTHS working for McDonald's during COVID-19. I've had to …

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

July 20, 2020 at 10:33 PM

160 Cities. 12 Countries. One voice. #StrikeForBlackLives

FIGHT FOR $15 When we fight, we win! John – Make some noise for the workers in the streets!! Tens of thousands of us took action today – 🌏 from Seoul to NYC to LA 🌎 – for the #StrikeforBlackLives to demand JUSTICE for Black workers. And we turned OUT in 160 cities across the US. Yo…

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

July 20, 2020 at 2:55 PM

Today, we STRIKE! ✊🏿✊🏾✊🏽✊🏼✊🏻

FIGHT FOR $15 Schedule of events inside. John, Today, I'm walking off my job at McDonald's in Durham and participating in the STRIKE for Black Lives. Together, we're showing the power of withholding our labor to demand that our employers put an end to racism, white supremacy, and ec…

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

July 19, 2020 at 5:50 PM

Strike for Black Lives Nationwide Protest TOMORROW

FIGHT FOR $15 Are you ready to make history? TOMORROW: Strike for Black Lives >> Join a protest or pledge to take a moment of silence John, Tomorrow will be a day of reckoning. Thousands of people will join in the #StrikeforBlackLives by going on strike, showing up to a protes…

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Monica Scott, Fight for $15 · [email protected]

July 17, 2020 at 9:45 PM

"It's always the Black people who want free stuff"

FIGHT FOR $15 Why I'm suing McDonalds for racial harassment, discrimination, and retaliation John, My name is Monica. I've worked at McDonald's restaurants in Florida for four years. This is what happened to me. I'm pretty sure it's happened to many others. And I'm asking for your …

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Wanda Lavender, Fight for $15 · [email protected]

July 14, 2020 at 2:13 PM

An easy way to support Black and Brown workers going on strike next Monday.

FIGHT FOR $15 Text from your own home to volunteer for the Strike for Black Lives Volunteer Texters Needed! Fight for racial justice and help build the anti-racist movement for Black workers. Sign up to spend less than an hour helping to turn out protesters for the #StrikeForBl…

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Alex Harris, Fight for $15 · [email protected]

July 13, 2020 at 6:22 PM

Black Lives Matter 📌📌 find an event in DC

FIGHT FOR $15 We keep our communities fed, and we're fed up. Monday, July 20: Strike for Black Lives RSVP for a strike or protest >> John, I live in Florida, where coronavirus cases are spiking, and I've had to fight at my job at Checkers just to get masks and gloves to be saf…

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Rep. Rasheen Aldridge. Jr., Fight for $15 · [email protected]

July 8, 2020 at 6:26 PM

JUST ANNOUNCED: Strike for Black Lives on Monday, July 20

FIGHT FOR $15 We need to STAY loud to make BIG change happen. John – Today, I'm proud to announce The Strike for Black Lives on Monday, July 20 and ask you to join us. On July 20, thousands of us will stand up, go on strike, walk off the job, and raise our voices to demand racial an…

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

July 1, 2020 at 6:23 PM

McDonald's is telling a bold lie

FIGHT FOR $15 If you say Black Lives Matter, then give us $15 and a union. John – McDonald's says they see George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, and Atatiana Jefferson in their crew members. For a few brief hours, they even changed their name on Twitter to "Amplifying Black Voices." But as a…

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Katara Wilkins, Fight for $15 · [email protected]

June 20, 2020 at 2:01 PM

HAPPENING NOW RE: JUSTICE gathering this Saturday and Sunday - RSVP >>

We have no option but to mobilize. Register at June2020.org. Hey John – Hard-working people around the world are joining together for a huge day of action TODAY at 10 AM ET. We can't live like this – poverty wages, the threat of COVID when we show up at work, no paid sick leave, polic…

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

June 18, 2020 at 10:17 PM

Take Action on Juneteenth tomorrow

FIGHT FOR $15 Stand in solidarity with the Movement for Black Lives to demand justice, accountability, and change John – We know what's right -- and now we need to be courageous together to demand change. We must divest from and demilitarize the police and invest in and build Black …

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Katara Wilkins, Fight for $15 · [email protected]

June 17, 2020 at 10:14 PM

JUSTICE gathering this Saturday and Sunday - RSVP >>

FIGHT FOR $15 We have no option but to mobilize. Register at June2020.org. John – I work 40 hrs/wk as a cook at McDonald's and I struggle to make ends meet on minimum wage. Utilities, rent, car insurance – the bills pile up. What would happen if I got sick and couldn't work? And I'm…

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Deatric Edie, Fight for $15 and a Union · [email protected]

June 11, 2020 at 5:11 PM

McDonald's invokes the names of murdered Black Americans to turn a profit.

FIGHT FOR $15 McDonald’s, you are not “one of us.” John, McDonald's wants you to think they care about Black lives. The company released a video claiming that Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown, Alton Sterling, Botham Jean, Atatiana Jefferson, Ahmaud Arbery, and George Floyd are "one of …

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Yamile Osoy, Fight for $15 · [email protected]

June 6, 2020 at 2:01 PM

Masks made out of coffee filters and dog diapers

FIGHT FOR $15 I was forced to work sick -- with COVID-19. John, I got sick during my shift at McDonald's – I had a headache, my legs and feet ached, and I felt hot. I told my manager I felt sick and I wanted to go home, and that wearing the mask made it hard to breathe. He said, “T…

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Cahmia Buchanan, Fight for $15 · [email protected]

June 5, 2020 at 7:33 PM

“Laws don’t create justice. People create justice.”

FIGHT FOR $15 We must dismantle the system that condones police brutality. John, I've been marching in St. Louis – 6 years and 10 miles from the Ferguson protests. Time and distance may have changed, but the police haven't. Like tens of thousands around the world, we're there to p…

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

May 29, 2020 at 8:50 PM

I can’t breathe

FIGHT FOR $15 George Floyd should be alive today. His murderers must be brought to justice. John, George Floyd should be alive today. And his murderers must be brought to justice. First, sign the Color of Change petition to demand the police officers who killed George Floyd are char…

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