Fast food also has a uniquely difficult business structure for workers to achieve better wages and working conditions. — David Rolf Copy Share Image
Annual earnings in the fast-food industry are well below the income needed for self-sufficiency, and fast-food industry jobs are also much less likely than… — David Rolf Copy Share Image
When families can afford the basics, they can reinvest in their communities, and higher wages means a broader consumer base for businesses. — David Rolf Copy Share Image
The minimum wage isn't earned only by people working at fast food restaurants and in service industry work - the average income for positions… — David Rolf Copy Share Image
We've created more wealth in the past 30 years than the rest of human of human history combined. But half of Americans make less… — David Rolf Copy Share Image
Income inequality and wage stagnation finally took their place among the principal moral issues of our time. — David Rolf Copy Share Image
A September 2015 poll found that, by a 3-1 margin, voters are more likely to support political candidates who favor raising the minimum wage. — David Rolf Copy Share Image
Today, the gap between productivity and compensation for the typical worker is larger than at any time since World War II. — David Rolf Copy Share Image
Fast food also has a uniquely difficult business structure for workers to achieve better wages and working conditions. — David Rolf Copy Share Image
Businesses generally deal with minimum wage increases by finding efficiencies in their business practices or slightly increasing prices if they have to, not cutting… — David Rolf Copy Share Image
The fast-food industry is notorious for employing millions of Americans at poverty wages. — David Rolf Copy Share Image
The vast majority (over 80 percent) of fast-food and similar low wage service jobs (<$9.24/hr) are held by adults. A quarter are adults over 40. Another quarter are moms raising kids. — David Rolf Copy Share Image
