Fast Food Workers To Walk Off The Job, Striking For Higher Pay Ms. Bels Tuesday, December 3, 2013 The Receipt If you pull up to the McDonald’s drive-thru on Thursday (Dec. 5), don’t be surprised if no one is there to take your order. Fast food workers in over 100 cities are expected to walk off their jobs this week. This nationwide protest is the continuation of a ongoing fight for higher minimum wage. Currently, the U.S. minimum wage is $7.25, which is seen as an absurd amount to live on for many workers. The campaign is backed by unions and other advocacy groups. Their aim is to get the minimum wage increased to $15 a hour. However, many of the fast food companies find that request unrealistic. President Obama is even supporting the campaign. Just last month, he said that he would support Senate’s efforts to raise the federal minimum wage rate to $10.10 a hour. Advocacy groups believe that the fast food industry hasn’t restructured its thoughts to modern times. Today, many workers aren’t teenager or young adults working their way through school. Instead with the unemployment rates, older individuals are applying for jobs at fast food joints. Adults have more household responsibilities. The federal minimum wage is simply not enough to survive on. Do the strikers have a point? Or should they be thankful that they’re getting a paycheck period?
