Detroit fast food workers join US protests over federal minimum wage

DETROIT – The battle for the minimum wage was heated on Friday.

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

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

Workers resigned to join the Fight for $ 15 movement. Protesters want the new Joe Biden administration to raise the federal minimum wage in the first 100 days after taking over Biden’s term. It could increase wages for almost 40% of black workers and reduce the racial wage gap.

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

“We work hard. Very difficult “, said Domoique Jackson. “It simply came to our notice then. It’s MLK’s birthday, so we have to continue our legacy and his legacy for him. ”

Detroit fast food chefs and cashiers honored Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday by continuing to fight for economic and racial justice and demanding a viable salary. They said many colleagues work full time, but still rely on federal aid programs to put food on the table.

Detroit police prevented the caravan from blocking McDonald’s drive-thru, which happened at similar rallies across the country.