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May 19 - Bernie Sanders will join striking McDonald's workers demanding higher wages
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Bernie Sanders will join McDonald's workers in strikes planned around the US for higher wages on May 19, the day before the company's annual shareholders meeting.
On "Walkout Wednesday," employees in 15 US cities will go on strike to demand all McDonald's workers make at least $15 per hour. So far, the strikes are planned for Los Angeles, Oakland, San Francisco, Miami, Tampa, Orlando, Chicago, Detroit, Flint, Kansas City, St Louis, Raleigh-Durham, Fayetteville, Houston, and Milwaukee.
A demonstration is also planned outside the company's Chicago headquarters, organizers from the advocacy group Fight for $15 said.
Sen. Sanders and two current McDonald's employees will give remarks about the strike in a livestreamed event, then workers in a Durham, North Carolina McDonald's will stream from their picket line.
https://www.businessinsider.com/bernie-sanders-joins-mcdonalds-workers-striking-for-higher-wages-pay-2021-5
On "Walkout Wednesday," employees in 15 US cities will go on strike to demand all McDonald's workers make at least $15 per hour. So far, the strikes are planned for Los Angeles, Oakland, San Francisco, Miami, Tampa, Orlando, Chicago, Detroit, Flint, Kansas City, St Louis, Raleigh-Durham, Fayetteville, Houston, and Milwaukee.
A demonstration is also planned outside the company's Chicago headquarters, organizers from the advocacy group Fight for $15 said.
Sen. Sanders and two current McDonald's employees will give remarks about the strike in a livestreamed event, then workers in a Durham, North Carolina McDonald's will stream from their picket line.
https://www.businessinsider.com/bernie-sanders-joins-mcdonalds-workers-striking-for-higher-wages-pay-2021-5
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