Nationwide protests for $15-an-hour
The Fight for $15 campaign expanded with nationwide protests April 15, 2015.
The campaign, which has gained momentum, is being spearheaded by the Service Employees International Union and began in late 2102 with fast-food workers. U.S. fast-food workers fighting for better wages enlisted students, health care workers and racial justice activists to swell the ranks of rallies Wednesday across the country.
Protesters demonstrate for higher wages in the Brooklyn borough of New York City, April 15, 2015.
New York
Protesters demonstrate for higher wages in the Brooklyn borough of New York City, April 15, 2015.
U.S. fast food workers fighting for better wages enlisted students, healthcare workers and racial justice activists to swell the ranks of rallies set for Wednesday in 230 cities.
Chicago
Demonstrators gather in front of a McDonald's restaurant to call for an increase in the minimum wage in Chicago, April 15, 2015.
McDonald's remains a focus of protests despite the company's recent pay bump. The first national pay policy announced by McDonald's includes a starting salary that's $1 above the current local minimum wage.
New York
Demonstrators rally asking for higher wages in the Manhattan borough of New York City, April 15, 2015.
Fast-food workers rallied on Wednesday for higher pay, using the April 15 tax deadline to publicize their claims that they cannot survive on the hourly wages paid by many U.S. corporations.
New York
Low-wage workers, many in the fast-food industry, join with supporters in front of a McDonald's to demand a minimum wage of $15 an hour in New York City, April 15, 2015.
The company's announcement of a starting salary of $1 above the minimum wage only applies to workers at company-owned stores, which accounts for about ten percent of more than 14,300 locations.
New York
Protesters rally during asking for higher wages in the Manhattan borough of New York April 15, 2015.
New York
Protesters demonstrate for higher wages in the Brooklyn borough of New York City, April 15, 2015.
U.S. fast-food workers fighting for better wages enlisted students, health care workers and racial justice activists to swell the ranks of rallies set for Wednesday in 230 cities.
New York
Low-wage workers, many in the fast-food industry, join with supporters to demand a minimum wage of $15 an hour in New York City, April 15, 2015.
Georgia
Marie Mdamu, right, chants outside a Burger King restaurant during a protest by fast-food workers and activists calling for the federal minimum wage to be raised to $15 in College Park, Georgia, Wednesday, April 15, 2015.
Organizers say they chose April 15, tax day, to demonstrate because they want the public to know that many low-wage workers must rely on public assistance to make ends meet.
Georgia
Joshua Collins, center, chants during a protest outside a Burger King restaurant by fast-food workers and activists calling for the federal minimum wage to be raised to $15, in College Park, Gorgia, April 15, 2015.
Organizers say they chose April 15, tax day, to demonstrate because they want the public to know that many low-wage workers must rely on public assistance to make ends meet.
New York
Protesters demonstrate for higher wages in the Brooklyn borough of New York City, April 15, 2015.
New York
Demonstrators gather in front of a McDonald's restaurant to call for an increase in the minimum wage in Chicago, April 15, 2015.
The demonstration was one of many held nationwide to draw attention to the cause.
New York
Low-wage workers, many in the fast-food industry, join with supporters to demand a minimum wage of $15 an hour in New York City, April 15, 2015.
In what organizers are calling the biggest ever mobilization of workers in the U.S., thousands of people took to the streets across the country to stage protests in front of businesses that are paying some of their workers the minimum wage.
New York
New York Police Department officers talk on their phones as protesters march down Flatbush Avenue while demonstrating for higher wages in the Brooklyn borough of New York City, April 15, 2015.
New York
Low-wage workers, many in the fast-food industry, join with supporters to demand a minimum wage of $15 an hour in New York City, April 15, 2015.
In what organizers are calling the biggest ever mobilization of workers in the U.S., thousands of people took to the streets across the country to stage protests in front of businesses that are paying some of their workers the minimum wage. Home care workers, and employees at Walmart and fast-food restaurants say that the current minimum is not a living wage.
New York
Low-wage workers, many in the fast-food industry, join with supporters for a "die-in" in front of a McDonald's to demand a minimum wage of $15 an hour in New York City, April 15, 2015.
New York
Protesters participate in a "die in" in front of a McDonald's restaurant during demonstrations asking for higher wages in the Manhattan borough of New York City, April 15, 2015.
Fast-food workers rallied on Wednesday for higher pay, using the April 15 tax deadline to publicize their claims that they cannot survive on the hourly wages paid by many U.S. corporations.
New York
Protesters march along Flatbush Avenue for higher wages in the Brooklyn borough of New York City, April 15, 2015.
U.S. fast-food workers fighting for better wages enlisted students, healthcare workers and racial justice activists to swell the ranks of rallies set for Wednesday in 230 cities.
New York
Protesters demonstrate for higher wages in the Brooklyn borough of New York City, April 15, 2015.