Fast food workers from Detroit join protests in the US aimed at raising the federal minimum wage

DETROIT – The battle over the minimum wage heated up on Friday.

A $ 15 rally took place at a McDonald’s near the intersection of Livernois Avenue and West McNichols Road on the west side of Detroit. The weather was less than ideal for a rally, but that did not deter protesters.

Fast food workers have joined protests in more than a dozen cities across the country. They want the minimum wage to increase to $ 15 an hour.

Workers quit their jobs to take part in the Fight for $ 15 movement. Protesters want the incoming Joe Biden government to raise the federal minimum wage within the first 100 days of Biden’s term. It could increase wages for nearly 40% of black workers and reduce the racial wage gap.

The federal minimum wage has not been raised since July 2009.

“We work very hard. Very difficult, “said Domoique Jackson. “We are heard here. It’s MLK’s birthday, so we must continue our legacy and his legacy for him. ”

Fast food cashiers and cashiers from Detroit hired dr. Martin Luther King Jr. honored’s birthday by continuing the fight for economic and racial justice and demanding a living wage. They said many colleagues work full time but still rely on federal utilities to put food on the table.

Detroit police stopped the caravan to prevent the McDonald’s driveway, which took place at similar rallies across the country.