CHICAGO (CBS) — Hundreds of non-union workers at O’Hare International Airport planned to go on strike Tuesday as part of a nationwide protest demanding a higher minimum wage.
The airport workers will join fast food employees, child care teachers, graduate assistants, and others in low-wage jobs who plan to walk off their jobs in 340 cities.
The national “Fight For $15” protest is the latest in the fight for a $15-per-hour minimum wage. Protesters called the day of action “Disruption Tuesday.”
The workers at the McDonald’s at Chicago and Damen avenues will walk out at 6 a.m. They will be protesting more than just low wages, but also what they say are unfair labor practices. After walking out, the workers and their supporters plan to march to Northwestern Memorial Hospital, for a protest rally around 9:15 a.m.
At Noon, O’Hare baggage handlers, cabin cleaners, janitors, and wheelchair attendants will stage a protest rally for the same $15 hourly wage. Organizers said about 500 airport workers will be on strike at O’Hare.
The Chicago Department of Aviation said it doesn’t anticipate any disruption in service to passengers due to the strike. The striking workers are not employed by the city. They work for contractors hired by the airlines to perform various tasks at the terminals at O’Hare.
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