Even with those two jobs, Marion was unable to save – and when disaster struck she found it impossible to cope financially. But the pair are confident that by coming together, the millions of Americans working low wage jobs can effect change even now. Either way, he says, a small rise in the minimum wage has an outsized impact on low wage workers. (Fast food franchisor Jimmy John’s imposed a similar agreement on its workers but dropped it last year after a public backlash.) No war has been won over night and we are not giving up.”More than that, she likes working in fast food.

Source: The Guardian August 21, 2017 10:32 UTC