SEIU会長のMary Kay Henry：ファーストフード・ストライキは何百人もの賃金を上げてきた

SEIU president Mary Kay Henry: Fast food strikes have raised wages for millions
July 28, 2014, msnbc

金曜日、全国史上初のファーストフード・ストライカー会議が、シカゴの郊外で開かれた。
2012年の11月以来、アメリカの1つの市における200人の労働者の運動から、全国に広がる何千もの労働者の運動に広がってきた。

Thousands of low-wage workers from around the United States convened Friday in a Chicago suburb and kicked off the first-ever national fast food strikers’ convention. They were greeted by the president of one of America’s largest unions, who brought a message of unity to the burgeoning fast food workers’ movement.

“Tonight, I want you to know that 2 million SEIU workers have your back and are standing with you,” said Service Employees International Union president Mary Kay Henry. Her union, which claims to represent about 2.1 million workers, has long been a backer of the fast food strikes.

The convention’s itinerary for Friday night, including Henry’s speech, represented something of a victory lap for striking fast food workers. Since November 2012, the movement has ballooned from about 200 workers in one American city to thousands of workers across the country.

The most recent strike in mid-May affected fast food restaurants in 150 cities across the U.S. and was accompanied by solidarity rallies in 33 other countries. Friday was an opportunity for thousands of fast food workers from around the nation to meet one another and celebrate their successes thus far.