This is good. While she has not endorsed the call for a $15 minimum wage yet, she is showing support for fast food workers. It elevates the cause, helping to get better media coverage. I have no doubt that Bernie supports this movement and O'Malley probably does also. Electoral activism is not the only way to change. Leveraging electoral considerations with issue activism, as SEIU is doing, is an excellent way.
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton threw her support behind the movement for higher wages in dramatic fashion, making a surprise phone call Sunday to a convention of fast-food workers to declare: “I want to be your champion.”
“No one who works an honest job in America should have to live in poverty,” Clinton told the startled crowd of around 1,000 low-wage cooks and cashiers who had gathered at a conference center here to plot the campaign’s next steps. “Every worker in every state and every city deserves a fair wage and a real voice on the job.”
“Together, we will change the direction of this great country,” Clinton pledged.
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“That a woman who’s running for president gives a s— that they matter enough, and their demand is significant enough for her to call and say, I want to be your champion—I think it’s a huge boost,” said Mary Kay Henry, the president of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), which organized the convention and has played a leading behind-the-scenes role in the movement.
Hillary Clinton throws support behind fast-food workers in surprise call
This campaign for justice and dignity is one all Democrats should get behind. And all supporters of all candidates for President should be happy about this.
No doubt, a few supporters of any of the three candidates will see this as an opportunity to score points, but I find that to be a distraction.
I'm glad she called them. It all helps. There are three good Democratic candidates for President and whichever one prevails, I will be happy to vote for.
More on the campaign for $15 below the squiggly thing.
No matter who you are or where you’re from, if you work hard, you should be able to make enough to live a good life and provide a better one for your kids. That’s the key to getting our economy and our families back on track – and it’s worth fighting for.
Add your name to show you’re standing with them and ALL low-paid workers fighting for a better life.
Stand with fast food, home care and airport workers fighting for $15/hr
People make change. Politicians can help, but in the end, it is up to people like you and me.