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Posted on March 6, 2021.
The new U.S. administration wants to drastically raise the minimum wage. However, there is resistance not only from Republicans, but from the administration’s own party.
The frustration led to a chorus of cars honking. Last week in Durham, North Carolina, fast food restaurant workers again sought to draw attention loudly to their situation. They held up huge signs that couldn’t be overlooked as people drove by, signs that read, “Pay us $15 now.” Their message was not just directed at their own employers, but at politics in Washington and at Joe Biden in particular.
In 15 U.S. states, low-income workers are demonstrating for a significant increase to the minimum wage, an increase which the new president promised during his campaign. Now, he’s supposed to finally ensure that millions of Americans are paid better. “It would allow me to have money left from one paycheck to the next, to provide for my family better as far as food, and allow me to ge