Name: William Reyes
Social movement.
Larges Pay Raises for American Workers in History? NY & CA Approve $15 Minimum Wage Hike
The pay raise hike for American Workers is reality. The hike would raise the pay for millions of worker from the nine dollar per hour, to 15 an hour. The raises will not happen immediately, the plan is workers would see pay increments every year until it reach the maximum of $15 Dollars. The California and New York legislature pass the bill on demands from employees working for fast food restaurant. These employees created a movement to protest the abuse and exploitation from food change companies that at first refuse to increase the workers' pay, because they felt that their contribution to the restaurant were minimal and their skill did not provide enough reason to increase the pay.
Strikes and Political opportunities explain that changes occur when wave of strikes are able to create the collective action by protesting their discontent against the powerful. In the case of the McDonald worker who took to the street to protest, were able to influence government and creates a reaction that would enhance their opportunity for government official to take notice. In that way they are able to force the government to decrease the intensity if they give in to the demands of the protesters. By the use of Frame Alignment these groups can reach out to other organization who believe and may contain people sympathetic to the movement cause. The perspective is base on the meaning and meaning for the group. the McDonalds worker right to increase wages means that they can recruit people who also feel the same way. In this way movement leader can use mass media, direct mail and other sources that would stress popular values to convince people that changes have to be made. By doing so they increase the potential for increasing the membership of supports and appeal for political opportunity.
http://www.democracynow.org/2016/4/1/largest_pay_raise_for_american_workers
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