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McDonald’s workers protest for a higher ‘living wage’

Protests erupt at the construction site for the new corporate McDonalds headquarters in West Town. Workers chant "We want fifteen," fighting for increased minimum wage. (Rothman/MEDILL)
Protests erupt at the construction site for the new corporate McDonalds headquarters in West Town. Workers chant "We want fifteen," fighting for increased minimum wage. (Rothman/MEDILL)

By Stephanie Rothman

Activists and community leaders joined McDonald’s workers in front of its $200 million future headquarters in West Town to protest low hourly wages that they say are not enough to live on. The protesters want a $15 minimum wage.

Under a Chicago City Council ordinance passed in 2015, the city’s minimum wage was raised to $10.50 per hour. Chicago’s hourly wages will rise gradually to $13.00 per hour by 2019.

Photo at top: A worker protest at the construction site for the new corporate McDonald’s headquarters in West Town drew attention to the fight for a $15 minimum wage. (Stephanie Rothman/MEDILL)

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