Crystal Thompson has worked at Domino’s for five years. She is a mother and shares an apartment with a roommate. Crystal has been on strike multiple times and has spoken to elected leaders and the press. She became a leader in the fight for $15 in Seattle.
Read More"Am I really doing this again?"
Jason Harvey has been involved with Working Washington since the very beginning. He worked at Burger King and went out on strike multiple times and became a leader in the victory of Seattle’s $15 minimum wage.
Read MoreA voice for the silencers, the whisperers!
Brittany got involved in the fight for $15 after her sister first went on strike. She is a mother who worked at McDonald’s. She has been involved in multiple fast food actions and even went down to Olympia to talk to legislators about raising the state minimum wage. She hopes to own a business in the restaurant industry some day.
Read More"It's a constant cycle of struggle and it never ends."
Holly spoke to the Olympia City Council about the need for a $15 minimum wage.
Read More"At $15 an hour I have a chance, I have a shot at living without the constant feeling of debt."
Nicola works in Olympia and testified in front of the Olympia City Council on the need for $15.
Read More"I'm fighting for $15...to build my life up."
NIchole works at McDonald's in Olympia. She testified to the Olympia City Council about the need for the city to get a $15 minimum wage.
Read More"I would love to be able to change my life."
Jesse Griggs testified to the Tacoma City Council about the need for Tacoma to get a raise to $15.
Read More"If we raised the wage to $15, I'd be able to put money back into the community."
Jasmin Ferrante spoke to the Tacoma City Council telling them that Tacoma needs a raise.
Read More"You wouldn't have to worry about paying your bills and ONLY paying your bills."
"There definitely should be a raise in the minimum wage to $15. Because there’d be a lot more money made, and you wouldn’t have to worry about paying your bills and then only paying your bills. You can instead of just living to work, work to live."
Read More"$15 an hour minimum wage would give us the chance to actually support ourselves."
"It’s been very rough, living off of these wages for over 10 years, and now I have a daughter of three months that I’m trying to support. And it’s a lot of work, supporting a kid and just trying to make ends meet."
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