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![Hundreds of Atlanta fast-food employees last week joined other food service workers across the country and protested to improve workers' rights.<br />
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Restaurant staff protested this past Thursday at several different fast-food chains, including a Burger King near Five Points, a McDonald's in Ormewood Park, and a Church's Chicken near the Starlight Six Drive-In Theatre. Their demands included raising the minimum wage to $15 per hour and the right to unionize.<br />
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According to Atlanta Jobs with Justice, the city's more than 77,000 fast-food workers earn a median wage of $8.59 per hour and make approximately $10,700 each year.<br />
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Picketer Deonte Butler has worked at Church's Chicken for around two months. The 32-year-old southeast Atlantan, who has a six-year-old daughter, Deona, said he'll continue marching as long as it takes see changes happen.<br />
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"We're trying to get minimum wages up to $15 [per hour] so we can make ends meet," he said. "I get paid $7.25 [per hour]. By the time I cash my check and pay my bills, I've only got money to get to work next week and provide for my child."<br />
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Outside the McDonald's near Five Points, Subway employee Israel Matos told CL that he struggles to support his family with his $7.25 hourly current minimum wage. "I work 12 to 15 hours a day and I have no health benefits," he said.<br />
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The picketing occurred as part of a nationwide series of strikes in nearly 50 American cities including Chicago, New York, Los Angeles, and Tampa. McDonald's said in a statement that increasing entry-level wages could lead to higher prices for its menu items. "That would potentially have a negative impact on employment and business growth in our restaurants, as well as value for our customers," the company said in a statement.<br />
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Several Atlanta lawmakers also showed up to support the protesters near Little Five Points. Congressman John Lewis, D-Atlanta, , standing outside the McDonald's on Marietta Street, called for "livable wages" for workers. State Sen. Vincent Fort,](https://www.joeff.com/img-get2/I00004GYicNIiAvE/fit=180x180/fill=/g=G0000w4uPoS9eWas/I00004GYicNIiAvE.jpg)
