Post by Logan on Feb 12, 2016 17:25:11 GMT -6
It’s an election year, and organizations advocating for higher pay for low-wage workers are taking the fight to the ballot box instead of the streets.
The Fight for $15 movement in Kansas City, which has been holding rallies at fast-food restaurants and child care facilities, mobilized Thursday afternoon at the Kansas City election board.
About two dozen low-wage workers, including Michael Hayes, 29, registered to vote for the first time.
“I’d never paid attention too much to politics before,” Hayes said. “But we’ve been fighting for $15 for about two years now and this is our support system. I want to help make a difference.”
Read more here: www.kansascity.com/news/local/article59806361.html
The Fight for $15 movement in Kansas City, which has been holding rallies at fast-food restaurants and child care facilities, mobilized Thursday afternoon at the Kansas City election board.
About two dozen low-wage workers, including Michael Hayes, 29, registered to vote for the first time.
“I’d never paid attention too much to politics before,” Hayes said. “But we’ve been fighting for $15 for about two years now and this is our support system. I want to help make a difference.”
Read more here: www.kansascity.com/news/local/article59806361.html