Juliet works in transitional housing in Olympia. She sees what happens to people who don't make a living wage - and she doesn't make $15 either.
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The latest news in Uber’s full-court PR operation is that they paid someone to survey some drivers and their survey says… drivers love them. This survey makes about as much sense as concluding your own workplace is a great place to be based on the number of “World’s Greatest Boss” coffee cups which appear on managers’ desks.
Read More"As someone who has been in poverty..."
Danny talks about winning $15 for Olympia would let people get their own place instead of surfing from couch to couch.
Read More"I believe in my community. I believe in social justice."
Jade talks about how a $15 minimum wage for Olympia would free her from the constant struggle she has in paying her bills.
Read More“I’ve been here since 1973 and still haven’t been able to buy a new car.”
Hipolito first worked in the fields when he immigrated to Yakima. He heard about the $15 movement in Yakima and joined it because like him, too many families have to buy their children’s clothes from thrift shops.
Read More"We are putting money in the wrong places."
Lupes Sanchez testified in front of the Yakima City Council. She talked about how families may not go caroling during Christmas because the parents, who are paid too low of wages, are too shamed to let their children see other families exchanging lots of presents.
Read More"We're pulling our hair. We feel desperation."
Paola Zambrano testified in front of the Yakima City Council. She works in the fields and worries every month that the rent is due because she is paid such low wages. Sometimes she has to pull 12 hour days to try and make ends meet.
Read More"We're not asking for a handout."
Reverend Willie Pride testified in front of the Yakima City Council about the proposal to raise the city's minimum wage to $15 an hour.
Read More“We are getting busier and busier, and they are having less people working.”
Crystal Thompson works at Domino's and has been a leader in Seattle winning $15 by talking to elected officials, press, and going on strike because she believes that everyone deserves to live in the same city they work.
Read More“Whatever you are working at it’s just a job, this fight is for your life.”
Malcolm Cooper-Suggs works at McDonald's and was one of the worker-leaders who won $15 for Seattle. Malcolm is dedicated to the fight for workers' rights and even participated in peaceful civil disobedience because no one deserves to live in poverty.
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