Low-Wage Federal Workers Call on Obama for Living Wage Executive Order
Federal workers employed by contractors at low wages to operate concessions and clean federal buildings walked off the job today to urge President Barack Obama to use his executive authority to establish a living wage requirement for contractors that do business with the government.
The group marched through downtown, briefly blocking a key Pennsylvania Avenue intersection, before arriving at the White House to deliver petitions with more than 250,000 signatures urging Obama to issue a living wage executive order.
Here’s a look at today’s action via Twitter . Read more about the workers and the extensive use of low-wage contract employees by the federal government here and here .
Delegates to the recent AFL-CIO convention called on Obama to issue an executive order requiring federal contractors and subcontractors to pay a living wage as part of a resolution on raising wages across the economy .
Today, low-wage workers employed by federal contractors are striking. @barackobama could give them a #livingwage with the stroke of a pen.
— Economic Policy Inst (@EconomicPolicy) September 25, 2013
Federal contracts are lucrative, people want them and you should have to pay your employees a living wage to get one. @NowWithAlex
— Rep. Keith Ellison (@keithellison) September 25, 2013
Taking over ny ave and 14th st with #goodjobsnation #strike @BarackObama pic.twitter.com/BNPLxeCzaZ
— RESPECT D.C. (@RESPECT_DC) September 25, 2013
Govt. contractors are making huge profits on the backs of workers & taxpayers. WE DESERVE BETTER! #livingwage
— CWA (@CWAUnion) September 25, 2013
MT @KimBobo_IWJ: IWJ Policy Dir Rev @MLivingstonIWJ leads prayer vigil at @WhiteHouse for #goodjobsnation #livingwage pic.twitter.com/HLKVZmJJcy
— IWJ (@IWJNational) September 25, 2013
