![Nathan Wash arrested at a Fight for $15 sit in where protesters sat in an intersection in front of a Kansas City McDonald's. This sit in was one of many Fight for $15 protests nationwide.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/ac0ab625-0e73-433b-86a0-df9d4f6f385a/0/0/0/0,0,2560,1707,2560,1200/0-0-0/a8efc32a-663c-42cf-81a2-405a998aeb87/1/1/Stand_Up_KC-Fight_For_15_Chase_Castor_01_for_website_2018_JPG.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037610155~hmac=4f22853cfe8683de807c47cc7b3e12f74bb95b6ca0514237629a4ad87c74f004)
Nathan Wash arrested at a Fight for $15 sit in where protesters sat in an intersection in front of a Kansas City McDonald's. This sit in was one of many Fight for $15 protests nationwide.
Underpaid workers in Kansas City join the modern labor movement behind The Fight for $15. An ongoing project on the worker's struggle and fight.
![A protestor bears the flag on a march down Main Street. This march was organize in tandem with a worker walk out of that very McDonald's](https://format.creatorcdn.com/ac0ab625-0e73-433b-86a0-df9d4f6f385a/0/0/0/0,0,3642,2429,3642,1200/0-0-0/23cb7f9c-0e43-4936-a634-61e953f1187c/1/1/Stand_Up_KC-Fight_For_15_Chase_Castor_02_for_website_2018_JPG.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037610155~hmac=5f19256c0e4980a2231c893b4824655c5aa79aa1c897063707cf47a3302a233e)
A protestor bears the flag on a march down Main Street. This march was organize in tandem with a worker walk out of that very McDonald's
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![Melissa Washington waits for her next bus.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/ac0ab625-0e73-433b-86a0-df9d4f6f385a/0/0/0/0,0,2421,1614,2421,1200/0-0-0/0bfb85e3-60f6-42cc-9f97-22bcb0a1fdec/1/1/Stand_Up_KC-Fight_For_15_Chase_Castor_04_for_website_2018_JPG.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037610155~hmac=9cda88739ad167032b545d29471364ff752b33e8c07d090ca10543145190596b)
Melissa Washington waits for her next bus.
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April Shabazz and her kids work to try and fix their A/C window unit on a hot summer day.
![Nathan Wash, with his broken reading glasses, getting ready for his 5 AM McDonald's shift.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/ac0ab625-0e73-433b-86a0-df9d4f6f385a/0/0/0/0,0,1707,2560,1600,2560/0-0-0/d263f337-1c92-48f4-9c4a-4649c143b0dc/1/1/Stand_Up_KC-Fight_For_15_Chase_Castor_06_for_website_2018_JPG.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037610155~hmac=9209645eb8ff28769df92687e44cbf20a6101a6648674a4223c384726b6a22a7)
Nathan Wash, with his broken reading glasses, getting ready for his 5 AM McDonald's shift.
![Ke and her youngest Tootie pick up Kay Kay from the bus.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/ac0ab625-0e73-433b-86a0-df9d4f6f385a/0/0/0/0,0,3643,2429,3643,1200/0-0-0/139c1442-6131-4c9c-b365-1777d71091f8/1/1/Stand_Up_KC-Fight_For_15_Chase_Castor_07_for_website_2018_JPG.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037610155~hmac=1883fc60a76df61a732c1d42a1c1a7235616e2b8d7b1ddf98c8ece44ed307688)
Ke and her youngest Tootie pick up Kay Kay from the bus.
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![Tootie stands over her mom's phone. The power's been shut off so they charge their phones on an extension cable from the house next door.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/ac0ab625-0e73-433b-86a0-df9d4f6f385a/0/0/0/0,0,3643,2429,3643,1200/0-0-0/96b5fb0d-ab28-4ec8-bb25-74d32971ee4d/1/1/Stand_Up_KC-Fight_For_15_Chase_Castor_14_for_website_2018_JPG.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037610155~hmac=1883fc60a76df61a732c1d42a1c1a7235616e2b8d7b1ddf98c8ece44ed307688)
Tootie stands over her mom's phone. The power's been shut off so they charge their phones on an extension cable from the house next door.
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![Ke checks over Kay Kay's shoulder as she works on homework. It's late November and their power is shut off so homework is being done in the light outside.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/ac0ab625-0e73-433b-86a0-df9d4f6f385a/0/0/0/0,0,2429,3643,1600,3643/0-0-0/93c3b622-33d8-4577-9e0d-21d8f1183da2/1/1/Stand_Up_KC-Fight_For_15_Chase_Castor_16_for_website_2018_JPG.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037610155~hmac=5df164385e6118788959f9346cb07e8ae1ae11571006446da288864d30c96763)
Ke checks over Kay Kay's shoulder as she works on homework. It's late November and their power is shut off so homework is being done in the light outside.
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![Melissa Washington in her and her husband Mike's bedroom. Mike has a heart condition that requires expensive medication, this room is all they can afford on their current income.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/ac0ab625-0e73-433b-86a0-df9d4f6f385a/0/0/0/0,0,2048,1366,2048,1200/0-0-0/dd290e02-69c4-465c-a75b-92e0b6923d3f/1/1/Stand_Up_KC-Fight_For_15_Chase_Castor_18_for_website_2018_JPG.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037610156~hmac=a3fe475b31c422f7cb59a095f9890960904fee92b34ee3de7eee65bdadd325ac)
Melissa Washington in her and her husband Mike's bedroom. Mike has a heart condition that requires expensive medication, this room is all they can afford on their current income.
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![Melissa Washington on her bus commute to her shift at Burger King. She has a 3 hour round trip commute each day.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/ac0ab625-0e73-433b-86a0-df9d4f6f385a/0/0/0/0,0,2560,1707,2560,1200/0-0-0/a2f68028-3b9f-4718-b47b-d3de17a5e3f6/1/1/Stand_Up_KC-Fight_For_15_Chase_Castor_20_for_website_2018_JPG.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037610156~hmac=a084da051e5527b2a6c15cde4d04b2b1f352eacb954956943c655bce7622ecfd)
Melissa Washington on her bus commute to her shift at Burger King. She has a 3 hour round trip commute each day.
![Ms. April continuing her, already lengthy, workday with her second job as a food delivery driver.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/ac0ab625-0e73-433b-86a0-df9d4f6f385a/0/0/0/0,0,2048,1366,2048,1200/0-0-0/a946e4b2-7262-487d-933d-1a0a2469794e/1/1/Stand_Up_KC-Fight_For_15_Chase_Castor_21_for_website_2018_JPG.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037610156~hmac=a3fe475b31c422f7cb59a095f9890960904fee92b34ee3de7eee65bdadd325ac)
Ms. April continuing her, already lengthy, workday with her second job as a food delivery driver.
![Nathan Wash participates in a "die in" protesting the poor living conditions of low wage workers. A worker in the Kansas City movement had recently passed away as a result of such conditions.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/ac0ab625-0e73-433b-86a0-df9d4f6f385a/0/0/0/0,0,3642,2429,3642,1200/0-0-0/615a23ca-a74b-42c0-92bb-f1b544b1dfb2/1/1/Stand_Up_KC-Fight_For_15_Chase_Castor_22_for_website_2018_JPG.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037610156~hmac=05fc8711adb5f199f422d582f7c955ca8e9cfbf507af3987e640a2516d98ec83)
Nathan Wash participates in a "die in" protesting the poor living conditions of low wage workers. A worker in the Kansas City movement had recently passed away as a result of such conditions.
![Stand Up KC & Fight for $15 Labor Day March & Rally_Chase Castor](https://format.creatorcdn.com/ac0ab625-0e73-433b-86a0-df9d4f6f385a/0/0/0/0,0,2048,1366,2048,1200/0-0-0/5e648989-82db-41f7-9538-35505284c1e2/1/1/Stand_Up_KC-Fight_For_15_Chase_Castor_23_for_website_2018_JPG.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037610156~hmac=a3fe475b31c422f7cb59a095f9890960904fee92b34ee3de7eee65bdadd325ac)
Stand Up KC & Fight for $15 Labor Day March & Rally_Chase Castor