Chicago Low-Wage Workers Shut Down Traffic In Push For $15 Minimum Wage

Progress Illinois

Warehouse workers who make McDonald’s McCafe cups were also on the picket lines for the first time as part of the Fight for $15 campaign. Among them was Dominique Bouie, 27, who manufactures the McCafe cups at a warehouse in Romeoville. She’s employed by Elite Staffing Inc. and makes $10 an hour.

“We stand on our feet all night. Sometimes we get relief from breaks, sometimes we don’t,” she said. “But it’s just how it goes in the company. You can’t complain about it or you lose your job. We just want to get the pay that we deserve.”

 

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