Post by Oscar Knight on Aug 30, 2013 11:24:39 GMT -6
Employees at an Atlanta McDonald’s walked out early Thursday morning as part of a nationwide strike.
Organizers said employees in 50 cities across the country are calling for $15 an hour and the right to unionize.
Atlanta Jobs With Justice said there are 77,248 fast-food workers in Atlanta earning a median wage of $8.59 an hour. The organization said that’s more than $10 less per hour than an adult with one child needs to meet basic needs.
A walkout is also planned later Thursday morning at the Church's Chicken on Moreland Avenue.
Thursday's planned walkouts follow a series of strikes that began last November in New York City, then spread to cities including Chicago, Detroit and Seattle. Workers say they want $15 an hour, which would be about $31,000 a year for full-time employees. That's more than double the federal minimum wage, which many fast food workers make, of $7.25 an hour, or $15,000 a year.
Organizers said employees in 50 cities across the country are calling for $15 an hour and the right to unionize.
Atlanta Jobs With Justice said there are 77,248 fast-food workers in Atlanta earning a median wage of $8.59 an hour. The organization said that’s more than $10 less per hour than an adult with one child needs to meet basic needs.
A walkout is also planned later Thursday morning at the Church's Chicken on Moreland Avenue.
Thursday's planned walkouts follow a series of strikes that began last November in New York City, then spread to cities including Chicago, Detroit and Seattle. Workers say they want $15 an hour, which would be about $31,000 a year for full-time employees. That's more than double the federal minimum wage, which many fast food workers make, of $7.25 an hour, or $15,000 a year.
