HARRISBURG, Pa., Dec. 5, 2013 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --
Pennsylvania AFL-CIO President Rick Bloomingdale and Secretary-Treasurer Frank
Snyder, on behalf of the over 800,000 unionized workers in Pennsylvania,
expressed their support for fast food workers and all workers including those
in retail and services who are taking collective action to improve their wages
and working conditions.
"We fully support all workers as they are coming
together for a stronger voice to improve their lives and restore the value of
work. The majority of these workers are adults. They are trying eke out a living
on low wages. Many of them are working two or three jobs. They are employed by
some of the largest most profitable corporations on the planet. Whether it is
McDonalds, Walmart, or Home Depot these corporations can afford to pay their
employees decent wages and benefits. These workers are following the traditions
of generations of workers who came together to improve their lives and build a
middle class. The path to better wages and rebuilding our middle class it to
unionize. We fully support their struggle," Bloomingdale said.
"Our laws should ensure that all workers earn a living
wage to support themselves and their families. Increasing the minimum wage for
all workers is one of the most effective ways of boosting the economy by
putting additional income into the pockets of workers who spend every
additional increase on the necessities of living instead of having to depend on
public assistance. We are excited that the Congress is looking into raising the
minimum wage so that it will once again be a living wage for millions of low
wage workers. We support raising the minimum wage for all workers," Snyder
added.
SOURCE Pennsylvania AFL-CIO
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