Labor groups are now jumping on the band wagon to help raise the minimum wage. There had been lots of 15 dollar minimum wage protests around the country for fast food restaurants. Whats new is that now businesses other than fast food restaurants are trying to get the minimum wage raised so that people can actually live off it in the DC area. Barack Obama showed his support for the raising of the minimum wage when he praised the protests back in September.
This is interesting because the federal minimum wage is written into law and changing it would require changing the law. However due to inflation US money has been worth less and less as the years have gone on making it increasing difficult to live off the money that they make at work.
http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2015/04/15/dc-labor-groups-embrace-fight-for-15-with-minimum-wage-push?int=a14709
Wow, this would be awesome, I would definitely protest for this!
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