By now you’ve probably driven past at least one protest outside a McDonald’s or Burger King or some other fast “food” restaurant. The organizers — some paid, some volunteers — have held an event highlighting the plight of low-wage earners nearly once a week. They’re fighting not only for fast food workers, but child care workers and nurses’ assistants. Obviously, a $15 minimum wage will probably not ever be a thing in Florida, at least in the near future, but the movement has expanded its message beyond wages, advocating on social justice issues like discriminatory policing.
This article appears in Sep 24-30, 2015.