Huffington Post: Here's What the Fight for $15 Strikers Have in Common With You

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mary-kay-henry/heres-what-the-fight-for_b_7067438.html

Posted: 04/15/2015 12:05 am EDT

Today, I am joining tens of thousands of people all over the country who are delivering a message, louder than ever, to fast-food corporations: pay all of your workers enough to afford the basics. Fast-food workers are going on strike today, April 15, in the nationwide movement known as the Fight for $15.

Many in the crowd will be fast-food workers themselves, of course, but who's standing with them may surprise you.

I'm participating in actions in San Francisco and Berkeley, Calif., and we will not be far from Li'l Nancy's Primary Schoolhouse in West Oakland, where Nancy Harvey spends her days enthusiastically preparing young children for what's ahead. She wants to provide for her family. She wants those kids to have a great chance at success. That's why Nancy will be with us.

We'll also be nearby to Mills College in Oakland, where Stephanie Young is an adjunct English professor. She wants to work hard for fair pay. She wants her students to receive a quality education. That's why Stephanie will be with us.

FULL story at link.