Nov 5, 2017
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A growing movement of fast-food workers is seeking to press McDonald’s, Wendy’s and other restaurant chains to raise pay to $15 an hour.
For my labour unions post, I decided to use the current event above, which you will be able to read with the link attached.
In this strike, workers of fast food restaurants are looking to pressure their employers to raise their wage for $15.00 an hour. Strikers say that they will sponsor one-day strikes in 100 cities on Thursday, and protest against other activities in an additional 100 cities. According to this article, organizers of this movement had planned for strikes to begin in Charleston, S.C, Providence R.I, and Pittsburgh.
I found this strike to be interesting because it's not just a couple of people. It is a movement that includes two groups called "Fast Food Forward" and "Fight for 15". All these people participating in this strike are all low paid workers of fast food restaurants and even many Walmart workers.
These low paid workers are all consumers just trying to earn some more money for a better quality of life. Lets be honest, who doesn't want a better quality of life? I applaud these people for fighting for their rights and trying to earn what they deserve. It's interesting that they all individually decided to join the strike, but together they will all make an impact on their quality of life. Without this strike, and the amount of employees unhappy, then this issue would have never been recognized by employers.
Because I don't know much about America's labour rights, laws or unions, I decided to do some research. I used this website http://www.dol.gov/compliance/guide/ which really helped me understand that just like Canadians, Americans are allowed to create unions to protect their rights and interests. Relating to one of the guiding questions, (How are economic systems directly connected to consumer choices?) these consumers recognize their rights in their economic system and are choosing to make a difference and hope to find their change.
Obviously it is evident that these people value their rights, and by choosing to stop doing their job until their voices are heard is just one way to show that they are strong and will fight for what they believe in.