Kamala Harris To Join Striking McDonald's Workers In Iowa

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Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) is expected to join McDonald’s workers in Iowa on Saturday as they strike to demand a $15 hourly wage and the right to form a union.

The California senator and Democratic 2020 hopeful revealed her plans to HuffPost, saying she would work to defend union rights if elected president.

“I have fought with organized labor throughout my career and I’m proud to stand in solidarity with McDonald’s workers in Iowa fighting for the wages and benefits they deserve,” Harris said. “Unions built the middle class and yet they are under attack from the Supreme Court to the White House. We need a leader and president who will stand with unions and working people ― I have been that leader and will be that president.”

Several other Democratic 2020 candidates, including Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.), former Housing Secretary Julián Castro, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg, and Rep. Beto O’Rourke (D-Texas) have also joined McDonald’s workers in recent protests. Almost every other Democrat in the race has voiced their support for the workers in one way or another.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/kamala-harris-mcdonalds-strike-iowa_n_5d825de1e4b0957256afebcb

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2. Good on her!