Lena Germany, 23, of Pittsburgh, Pa., says she had to give her son up for adoption because she couldn't afford a heart transplant that he needed to survive.She was a McDonald's employee, and at the time her son was having medical issues but what she was earning and the benefits she was receiving weren't enough to help him. "We deserve better," Germany said. Germany and … [Read more...] about Day 2 of Minimum Wage Protesting Continues in Oakbrook
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Protesters Fight for 15 Amid Thunderstorms in Oakbrook
Severe weather could not stop the "fight for 15" on May 25 in Oak Brook. If anything, the hundreds of protesters who remained to march on the corporate headquarters of fast food giant McDonald's were more enthusiastic in calling for an increase for minimum wage of quick service restaurant employees to $15 per hour. "The water, you could hear throughout the whole time you … [Read more...] about Protesters Fight for 15 Amid Thunderstorms in Oakbrook