ckaihatsu
9th May 2013, 19:24
HUGE: Now St. Louis workers are on strike!
Chris,
Just this morning, St. Louis fast food workers walked off of their jobs because they can't survive on $7.35 an hour. These brave workers are standing up to the huge corporations they work for to demand a living wage and the respect they deserve. They were inspired by the strikes in New York and Chicago last month, and the support they've been getting from across the country. They need everyone who supports them — no matter where you live — to stand in solidarity with them TODAY. See below and add your name in support here. (http://action.seiu.org/page/m/18a1b91c/179da51/534e4157/30b8c25/3353906198/VEsH/)
In Solidarity,
Alesa Mackool
SEIU
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Friend,
I walked off my job at Jimmy John's because I can't survive on the poverty wages I make.
And I'm not the only one. Fast food employees all over St. Louis went on strike because the companies we work for aren't paying us enough to support ourselves or our families — despite their incredible profits.
Starting today, we're standing up to huge corporations like Jimmy John's, Subway, Panera, and more to make it stop. We're demanding a living wage and the respect that we deserve, and we need to make sure that they — and all of St. Louis — get our message.
I have to say that it takes a lot to walk off of the job I depend on, so I'm counting on everyone who supports us to stand with us TODAY by adding your name to our Can't Survive on $7.35 petition right now.
Most of us fast food workers here in town make $7.35 an hour — Missouri's minimum wage — or just barely more. That means the average fast food salary here is less than $19,000 per year, and it just isn't enough to cover our basic needs. With rent, food, health care, transportation, and often times a family to support, we're struggling to get by. A lot of us are forced to rely on public assistance to make ends meet.
It's downright shameful that someone who works for a living is forced to rely on public assistance because their employers aren't paying them enough. That's why we walked off our jobs and went on strike this morning, and why I hope you'll show your support by adding your name to the petition right now.
The truth is, paying fast food workers a livable wage will not only help us support our families, but it will also help strengthen St. Louis's entire economy. When we're paid a fair wage, we'll have money to buy the everyday items we need, keeping the money in our community and making our neighborhoods safer.
Are you in? Add your name to our petition and share it with your friends after you have — let's make today go down in St. Louis history.
Thanks for standing with me, and with all of us, today.
Rasheen Aldridge
Saint Louis Can't Survive on $7.35
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Chris,
Just this morning, St. Louis fast food workers walked off of their jobs because they can't survive on $7.35 an hour. These brave workers are standing up to the huge corporations they work for to demand a living wage and the respect they deserve. They were inspired by the strikes in New York and Chicago last month, and the support they've been getting from across the country. They need everyone who supports them — no matter where you live — to stand in solidarity with them TODAY. See below and add your name in support here. (http://action.seiu.org/page/m/18a1b91c/179da51/534e4157/30b8c25/3353906198/VEsH/)
In Solidarity,
Alesa Mackool
SEIU
http://action.fastfoodforward.org/page/-/email-images/SurviveOn735-email-head.png
http://action.seiu.org/page/-/20130507-EmailStLouis2.jpg
Friend,
I walked off my job at Jimmy John's because I can't survive on the poverty wages I make.
And I'm not the only one. Fast food employees all over St. Louis went on strike because the companies we work for aren't paying us enough to support ourselves or our families — despite their incredible profits.
Starting today, we're standing up to huge corporations like Jimmy John's, Subway, Panera, and more to make it stop. We're demanding a living wage and the respect that we deserve, and we need to make sure that they — and all of St. Louis — get our message.
I have to say that it takes a lot to walk off of the job I depend on, so I'm counting on everyone who supports us to stand with us TODAY by adding your name to our Can't Survive on $7.35 petition right now.
Most of us fast food workers here in town make $7.35 an hour — Missouri's minimum wage — or just barely more. That means the average fast food salary here is less than $19,000 per year, and it just isn't enough to cover our basic needs. With rent, food, health care, transportation, and often times a family to support, we're struggling to get by. A lot of us are forced to rely on public assistance to make ends meet.
It's downright shameful that someone who works for a living is forced to rely on public assistance because their employers aren't paying them enough. That's why we walked off our jobs and went on strike this morning, and why I hope you'll show your support by adding your name to the petition right now.
The truth is, paying fast food workers a livable wage will not only help us support our families, but it will also help strengthen St. Louis's entire economy. When we're paid a fair wage, we'll have money to buy the everyday items we need, keeping the money in our community and making our neighborhoods safer.
Are you in? Add your name to our petition and share it with your friends after you have — let's make today go down in St. Louis history.
Thanks for standing with me, and with all of us, today.
Rasheen Aldridge
Saint Louis Can't Survive on $7.35
Brought to you by St. Louis Can't Survive on $7.35.
SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION
SEIU
1800 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington, DC 20036
This email was sent to:
[email protected]
To unsubscribe, go to:
http://action.seiu.org/unsubscribe