Fast food workers fighting for union recognition, higher minimum wages and better working conditions could have a powerful advocate in a former fellow french fry cook, Alex Woodward reports

Now, the Democratic presidential candidate’s campaign is nodding to her summer job to highlight her upbringing and a platform to boost American workers that stands in stark contrast to her Republican rival Donald Trump, who “has no plan to help the middle class — just more tax cuts for billionaires,” according to a recent ad.

  • Rookwood@lemmy.world
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    1 month ago

    “There was not a family relying on me to pay the rent, put food on the table and keep the bills paid by the end of the month,” she added. “But the reality of McDonald’s is that a majority of the folk who are working there today are relying on that income to sustain a household and a family.”

    • Verdant Banana@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      1 month ago

      her saying that does not translate to Harris or the Democrats truly understanding the plight of the US worker

      the actual people making sure the country is still in operation the workers who are always forgotten by the time shareholders are paid and elections results are counted