The article written by Alanna Petroff and James O'Toole states that across the country the average wage for workers working in a fast food chain is about nine dollars an hour. This all adds up to about $18,500 per year. Unfortunately that pay is about $4500 less than the Census Bureau's poverty threshold income of $23000 for a family of four. These protestors are asking for $15 an hour.This strike was the largest strike ever to hit the fast food industry.Major cities joined in these strikes like Boston, Chicago, Denver, Houston, LA, Memphis, and tons more; the number of protestors came in thousands on Thursday. Community leaders and politicians joined in on the rallies everywhere. Fast Food Forward, a clergy group who is one of the supporters of these protests has been in more light since last November when the protests gained more momentum. Retail workers from Macy's, Sears, Walgreens, and Victoria's Secret joined in on thursday's protests.
Ok , so I really haven't heard much of this however I think it's a great idea!! I mean if the gov. Increases their pay the les threshold poverty . I know this might create companies to pay more for their stuff but eventually the economy should be able to balance. People out there work because they need money to feed their family but with how much they're getting paid, it's barely enough to get by. I see no problem in fact it might just be the push our economy needs.
It doesn't surprise me that this strike was one of the largest ever. Many people in America face debt and at the same time have families who are in need of support. Raising the workers' salaries may possibly have positive outcomes.
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