Calls to raise the state’s minimum wage were heard throughout the
streets of Chicago’s downtown area Thursday, as members of a local
community group picketed outside of a Dunkin’ Donuts restaurant alleging
its crew employees did not earn enough in order to keep up with rising
living expenses.
About 25 members of the community organization Action Now
took part in the rally, which was held near the corner of State and
Lake Streets, as demonstrators held signs and chanted slogans similar to
what has been seen over the past year at a typical Occupy Chicago
protest.
The group said the state’s minimum wage of $8.25
an hour did not constitute a “livable” wage, and only helped to keep
low-wage workers impoverished.
Calls to raise the state’s minimum wage were heard throughout the
streets of Chicago’s downtown area Thursday, as members of a local
community group picketed outside of a Dunkin’ Donuts restaurant alleging
its crew employees did not earn enough in order to keep up with rising
living expenses.