A strike and worker-led rally to demand that Congress pass a $15 federal minimum wage was held in Marion on Tuesday by the NC Raise Up, which represents underpaid workers across the South who are fighting for $15 an hour and union rights. Fifteen people met at the Love’s Travel Plaza on N.C. 226 South and marched up to the Hardee’s restaurant carrying signs demanding $15 an hour. They gathered in the grassy area next to Hardee’s and voiced their demands for a living wage and union representation.
Tuesday’s strike and rally in Marion and the ones in Charlotte and Durham were part of a nationwide protest. Across the United States, workers in more than 15 cities went on strike to demand Congress and restaurant companies like McDonald’s, Burger King, Hardee’s and Wendy’s raise minimum pay to at least $15 an hour.
Tuesday’s strike and rally in Marion and the ones in Charlotte and Durham were part of a nationwide protest. Across the United States, workers in more than 15 cities went on strike to demand Congress and restaurant companies like McDonald’s, Burger King, Hardee’s and Wendy’s raise minimum pay to at least $15 an hour.
One of the workers at the rally, Jason Carroll, is a native of Marion and he used to be a cook at this Hardee’s. “I am here today to fight for 15 and a union because it is desperately needed in the South and countrywide,” he said.
A strike and worker-led rally to demand that Congress pass a $15 federal minimum wage was held in Marion on Tuesday by the NC Raise Up, which represents underpaid workers across the South who are fighting for $15 an hour and union rights. Fifteen people met at the Love’s Travel Plaza on N.C. 226 South and marched up to the Hardee’s restaurant carrying signs demanding $15 an hour. They gathered in the grassy area next to Hardee’s and voiced their demands for a living wage and union representation.
Tuesday’s strike and rally in Marion and the ones in Charlotte and Durham were part of a nationwide protest. Across the United States, workers in more than 15 cities went on strike to demand Congress and restaurant companies like McDonald’s, Burger King, Hardee’s and Wendy’s raise minimum pay to at least $15 an hour.
One of the workers at the rally, Jason Carroll, is a native of Marion and he used to be a cook at this Hardee’s. “I am here today to fight for 15 and a union because it is desperately needed in the South and countrywide,” he said.
