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Derenic Byrd

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16 May, 8 tweets, 3 min read

See what happens when employers have a hard time finding workers.....? They can afford to pay you.

For all the people who think these businesses can’t pay, look at all the ‘Help Wanted’ signs and see what they’re paying now. Even gas stations are paying $15 an hour now

Pay a livable wage!!

Sioux Falls ~ the McDonald’s franchiser for 17 stores is boosting starting pay for all of it’s stores to $16.50 which is encouraging. It's still lower than it could & should be, but we're heading into the right direction.

siouxfalls.business/sioux-falls-mc…

Just a thought.....

If you cannot afford to pay livable wages then you’re running an unsustainable business anyway. #RaiseTheWage #TheyCanPay #FightFor15

And don’t listen to that crap about prices getting too expensive because restaurants have to pay it’s people it’s not true.

It’s either you pay up or flip your own burgers. #FightFor15 #RaiseTheWage

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