May 15 was a historic day for Milwaukee. Workers, emboldened by strikes at Walmart and fast food and retail worker strikes in New York, Chicago, St. Louis, and Detroit, took to the streets and went on strike themselves. They were fighting for $15 and the right to form a union without intimidation or retaliation – and they caused a stir. Hundreds of workers from dozens of stores – hitting major national chains like McDonald’s, Burger King, Wendy’s, Simply Fashion and Taco Bell – marked the fifth city hit by low-wage worker strikes in as many weeks.
As the above video shows, it’s not easy living on a low wage. For example, the purchasing power of minimum wage has fallen over time. In fact, the minimum wage in 1968, in today’s dollars, would be far above the …
