September 7, 2015

The Fight for 15 Is Creating a Fighting Labor Movement for the 21st Century

http://inthesetimes.com/working/entry/18365/to_understand_the_power_of_fight_for_15_look_to_mcdonalds
"Wage theft is another travesty in the fast-food industry. Managers are under intense pressure to squeeze workers and cut costs while getting ever more productivity out of them. Almost 90 percent of fast-food workers report wage theft. Sixty percent of fast-food workers report being required to perform tasks before clocking in or after clocking out. Forty-six percent have not been paid for all hours worked or all tasks performed. Wage theft results from of a lack of power and collective organization among workers—employers steal wages when they think employees are powerless to do something about it."