New York, on Wednesday, more than 100 protesters gathered outside a McDonald chant noon, prompting the store to lock their doors to prevent the crowd Streaming.
The protesters laid on the sidewalk outside to stage a "die-in", which became popular during the protests "Black Lives Matter" after the recent shootings of black men police. Several sweatshirts that says "I can not breathe," a nod to the last words of a black man in New York who died after being placed in a police throttle bore.
Timothy Roach, the worker of Wendy 21 years in Milwaukee, said the brutality of the police in dealing with black men is related to the lack of economic opportunities they are given. He said the protests were needed to send a message to companies.
"If they do not see that it is important for us, then it will not matter to them," said Roach.
Organizers said demonstrations were planned for more than 230 US cities and college campuses, as well as dozens of cities abroad. Among those who joined the last day of demonstrations were airport workers, Walmart employees and assistant professors.
The campaign began in late 2012 and is led by the Service Employees International Union, which represents workers in low-wage areas such as home care, child care and office cleaning services. Mary Kay Henry, president of the SEIU, said the push has helped local governments invited to consider higher minimum wage, pushed companies to announce salary increases and made it easier for members of the SEIU to win better contracts. These results are an inspiration to other groups of workers, she said.
"He challenged a sense of hopelessness," she said.
In Jackson, Mississippi, about 30 people demonstrated in a McDonald's before being expelled, with one of the protesters being arrested for trespassing. Protesters also gathered outside McDonald's restaurants in cities like Denver, Los Angeles and Albany, New York.
Although fast-food workers and others never become union members, winning higher pay for them would benefit SEIU helping lift wages for its members, said Susan Schurman, dean of Rutgers School of Management and labor relations.
"By raising the wage floor, it really benefits everyone," she said.
Ann Hodges, a law professor of labor employment at the University of Richmond, said engaging different types of workers also broadens the appeal of the movement by increasing the chances of people know someone who is affected.
And the push to fight for $ 15 more a social justice movement makes those who could have negative perceptions about unions are more likely to join, she said.
"It becomes easier to organize workers if they see it as something positive and socially desirable," said Hodges.
Meanwhile, McDonald said this month it would raise the starting salary at $ 1 above the local minimum wage, and give workers the opportunity to earn paid vacation. It marked the first remuneration policy of the national society and indicates McDonald wants to take control of its image as an employer. But the movement only applies to stores workers in the company, representing about 10 percent of more than 14,300 locations.
McDonald's, Burger King and Wendy say they do not control employment decisions in franchised restaurants. SEIU is working to reverse this position and hold McDonald responsible for the working conditions in the franchised restaurants in many ways, including prosecution.
In a statement, McDonald said he respects the right to "protest peacefully." In the past, he said only 10 to 15 workers McDonald about 800 000 in the United States participated.
In a recent article in The Chicago Tribune, CEO Steve Easterbrook Corp. McDonald described pay hike of the company and other benefits as a "first step" and said he wants to transform McDonald in a "modern society, progressive hamburger."
But this transformation will occur as organizers of labor continued pressure on employers on wages. Prior to the events of this week, a study funded by the SEIU found working families rely on $ 153 billion of public support for one year because of their low wages.
The protesters laid on the sidewalk outside to stage a "die-in", which became popular during the protests "Black Lives Matter" after the recent shootings of black men police. Several sweatshirts that says "I can not breathe," a nod to the last words of a black man in New York who died after being placed in a police throttle bore.
Timothy Roach, the worker of Wendy 21 years in Milwaukee, said the brutality of the police in dealing with black men is related to the lack of economic opportunities they are given. He said the protests were needed to send a message to companies.
"If they do not see that it is important for us, then it will not matter to them," said Roach.
Organizers said demonstrations were planned for more than 230 US cities and college campuses, as well as dozens of cities abroad. Among those who joined the last day of demonstrations were airport workers, Walmart employees and assistant professors.
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The campaign began in late 2012 and is led by the Service Employees International Union, which represents workers in low-wage areas such as home care, child care and office cleaning services. Mary Kay Henry, president of the SEIU, said the push has helped local governments invited to consider higher minimum wage, pushed companies to announce salary increases and made it easier for members of the SEIU to win better contracts. These results are an inspiration to other groups of workers, she said.
"He challenged a sense of hopelessness," she said.
In Jackson, Mississippi, about 30 people demonstrated in a McDonald's before being expelled, with one of the protesters being arrested for trespassing. Protesters also gathered outside McDonald's restaurants in cities like Denver, Los Angeles and Albany, New York.
Although fast-food workers and others never become union members, winning higher pay for them would benefit SEIU helping lift wages for its members, said Susan Schurman, dean of Rutgers School of Management and labor relations.
"By raising the wage floor, it really benefits everyone," she said.
Ann Hodges, a law professor of labor employment at the University of Richmond, said engaging different types of workers also broadens the appeal of the movement by increasing the chances of people know someone who is affected.
And the push to fight for $ 15 more a social justice movement makes those who could have negative perceptions about unions are more likely to join, she said.
"It becomes easier to organize workers if they see it as something positive and socially desirable," said Hodges.
Meanwhile, McDonald said this month it would raise the starting salary at $ 1 above the local minimum wage, and give workers the opportunity to earn paid vacation. It marked the first remuneration policy of the national society and indicates McDonald wants to take control of its image as an employer. But the movement only applies to stores workers in the company, representing about 10 percent of more than 14,300 locations.
McDonald's, Burger King and Wendy say they do not control employment decisions in franchised restaurants. SEIU is working to reverse this position and hold McDonald responsible for the working conditions in the franchised restaurants in many ways, including prosecution.
In a statement, McDonald said he respects the right to "protest peacefully." In the past, he said only 10 to 15 workers McDonald about 800 000 in the United States participated.
In a recent article in The Chicago Tribune, CEO Steve Easterbrook Corp. McDonald described pay hike of the company and other benefits as a "first step" and said he wants to transform McDonald in a "modern society, progressive hamburger."
But this transformation will occur as organizers of labor continued pressure on employers on wages. Prior to the events of this week, a study funded by the SEIU found working families rely on $ 153 billion of public support for one year because of their low wages.
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