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Nathan Wash, a McDonalds worker, is arrested during the Fight for $15 sit in.
An officer of the KCPD instructs protesters to move out of the street.
In an act of civil disobedience, workers sit in the street in front of McDonalds in protest for better wages. All are arrested.
Protesters link arms in a march for Fight for $15
Many workers little ones joined in the march.
Nathan waiting for to be taken to jail.
Nathan in his small basement apartment in Kansas City, Kansas. Nathan works 2 jobs totaling 60hrs of work each week and still struggles to make ends meet.
Nathan shows off his globe and his favorite continent. In the background you can see a Hillary yard sign. During election season Nathan did work for the Hillary campaign.
Nathan gives the lay of the land around his apartment. Hung in the window is one of the many Hillary campaign signs and stickers scattered around his apartment.
Melissa and Mike Washington pay $375 for this one bedroom. They share the house other tenants.
The window AC unit in Melissa and Mike Washington's bedroom.
Having a consistent means of communication has been crucial for Melissa's employment at Burger King. Before this job she had to us government issued phone cards that didn't have many call minutes.
Melissa on a call about an odd job for her husband Mike. Mike has a heart condition and cannot work a consistent job.
Melissa and Mike on their front porch.
A mother tends to her child at a Fight for $15 rally
A Fight for $15 protest against Labor Secretary nominee and former Hardee's CEO Andy Puzder .
Nathan Wash at a protest against Trump Labor Secretary pick Andy Puzder with Fight for $15. The protest took place in front of a Hardee's. Puzder was the Hardee's CEO infamously against better wages for his employees.
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