Detroit fast-food workers join protests across US aimed at raising federal minimum wage
DETROIT โ The battle over the minimum wage heated up Friday. A Fight for $15 rally took place at a McDonaldโs near the intersection of Livernois Avenue and West McNichols Road on Detroitโs west side. They want the minimum wage to increase to $15 an hour. Demonstrators want the incoming Joe Biden administration to raise the federal minimum wage within Bidenโs first 100 days of taking office. The federal minimum wage hasnโt been raised since July 2009.