To: CEOs of McDonalds, Burger King, Taco Bell, Subway, and more
Tell Food and Coffee CEOs: Your workers shouldn't have to rely on food stamps
I support Seattle's striking fast food workers – and workers across the country – who went on strike to demand better pay and the right to organize without retaliation. Everyone who works for a living should be able to provide for their family and build a better future.
It's time to give every worker everywhere a chance to survive and thrive. Paying food and coffee workers a living wage will not only do that – it will also improve our economy and create jobs when folks have money to buy the goods and services they need.
It's time to give every worker everywhere a chance to survive and thrive. Paying food and coffee workers a living wage will not only do that – it will also improve our economy and create jobs when folks have money to buy the goods and services they need.
Why is this important?
I can’t survive on the wages I make.
So today, I and dozens of others who work in Seattle's fast food restaurants walked off our jobs. Most of us make close to minimum wage, and while the top tier of Seattle's economy is booming, we're getting left behind – unable to support our families, unable to build a better future, and unable to even make ends meet.
It’s downright shameful that someone who works full time is forced to rely on public assistance because their employers aren't paying them enough. Paying us a livable wage will not only help us to support our families, but it will also help strengthen the entire economy. We'd be able to buy the everyday items we need, keeping the money in our community and making our neighborhoods safer.
I've had it with food and coffee chains who are not paying workers in Seattle enough to survive. I hope that you are also outraged that full-time workers can’t afford rent, food, transportation, or health care.
When I go back to work tomorrow, I want to know that Seattle has my back in my fight to be able to work hard and pay my rent. Please sign your name in solidarity.
So today, I and dozens of others who work in Seattle's fast food restaurants walked off our jobs. Most of us make close to minimum wage, and while the top tier of Seattle's economy is booming, we're getting left behind – unable to support our families, unable to build a better future, and unable to even make ends meet.
It’s downright shameful that someone who works full time is forced to rely on public assistance because their employers aren't paying them enough. Paying us a livable wage will not only help us to support our families, but it will also help strengthen the entire economy. We'd be able to buy the everyday items we need, keeping the money in our community and making our neighborhoods safer.
I've had it with food and coffee chains who are not paying workers in Seattle enough to survive. I hope that you are also outraged that full-time workers can’t afford rent, food, transportation, or health care.
When I go back to work tomorrow, I want to know that Seattle has my back in my fight to be able to work hard and pay my rent. Please sign your name in solidarity.