Posted on 09/04/2014 4:10:06 PM PDT by mdittmar
“Working families everywhere applaud the courage of the fast food workers who are striking today and engaging in acts of civil disobedience in over 150 cities. And we applaud the unity and the collective spirit displayed by members of AFL-CIO state federations and labor councils who have joined today’s protests in solidarity.
This nation was built on the fundamental beliefs that work should be a gateway to the middle class, and that no job should ever trap someone in poverty. That’s why the ‘Fight for Fifteen’ movement is surging and the protests are getting ever louder. It’s time for corporations to hear this resounding message: every worker deserves a fair wage and the right to form a union without retaliation. We support them.”
Abolish the minimum wage! Eradicate unions! Restore liberty!
There was a fast food strike??? Wow, didn’t affect me. Moochelle obama should be happy because people had to follow her orders not to get fat and all that stuff. :-P
it’s an entry level job, not a career!
According to Richard Dumbka, if a husband and wife both have non-union jobs they aren’t a “working family.” The elitist, exclusionary and divisive fool has spoken.
I think it’s time to start honoring the guys with the little food carts and roach coaches.
What BS, all the criminal Trumka can see is dollar signs from increased union dues due to union wages forced higher by a rising minimum wage.
Guess it's just another union dud.
Arrested a few protesters in Pittsburgh for blocking traffic. They’ll probably be let go, if they haven’t been already.
One guy complained that he has been working at McDonald’s for 30 years and hasn’t had a raise in 20 years.
Twit. If he wasn’t being paid well, why didn’t he find a better paying job in all these years?
Definition of insanity.
Or is it the definition of plain stupid...
Remember Schlitz Brewery workers went out on strike. The management closed the brewery down in Milwaukee. How did that work out. Fast food restaurant workers strike - gee some people lost some weight today. But the strike has nothing to do with the issue it is to be unionized. How has that worked out here in America.
Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again, but expecting different results.
This is just stupid. And you can’t fix stupid.
If these bozos were successful in getting a $15 minimum wage I wonder if they realize that this would drastically improve the business case for robotization of the fast food industry. The technology exists although admittedly still new. But robotization is where this is going without or without a minimum wage increase. Their efforts will just speed it up as well as their unemployment.
aljazeera and the afl-cio,what a team.
Members of the AFL-CIO should be executed for treason. If you want to look at the wellspring of Communism, look no further than a union in bed with Big Government.
Another Red heard from, and ignored by sane people.
Any calls politicians make to protect “jobs” are done at the expense of market efficiency. That being said, I’m always surprised that more people aren’t using self-checkout lines at supermarkets, even when lines in the cashier lanes are longer. We live in a society where people are too stupid and unmotivated to learn how to scan a barcode into a machine, though, so I doubt that the market wants to rapidly implement these devices. This is why we must be ever diligent against the existence of the minimum wage.
Maybe downtown?
Well that’s a different issue, regarding self checkout. I prefer to let them scan and bag my groceries.
If I got a discount I would rethink this.
If I have just a few items I will use self checkout, but not for a big cartload.
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