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MINNEAPOLIS 4-15-15
by Howard Kling
Demonstrators rallied on the University of Minnesota campus before marching to Dinkytown chanting and carried signs calling for a $15-an-hour minimum wage and paid sick leave.
Local organizers said 87 fast food workers went on strike in the Twin Cities Wednesday. They were joined at the rally and march by hundreds of other fast food workers and supporters, including students and employees of the University, Walmart, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport and many others.
“This is our moment — we are going to change service jobs from ones that drag our economy down into ones that lift up workers, families and communities,” said Carmela Palacios, Burger King employee and member of CTUL, Centro de Trabajadores Unidos en la Lucha/Center of Workers United in Struggle.
“Fast-food workers are joining together and standing up for what’s right, and standing with so many people working in a variety of industries, we are stronger than ever. I know we will win.”
Nationwide, demonstrations were held in 237 cities, according to organizers for the “Fight for 15” movement. They said workers went on strike for the first time in Albany, New York; Asheville, North Carolina; Greenville, Mississippi; Montgomery, Alabama; and San Jose, California.
