Instead, the 22 year-old joined about 100 other people outside of a Brooklyn Wendy's restaurant calling for an hourly wage increase to $15 an hour. She was holding a sign that read "Raise pay, live better."
"I have bills to pay and we don't get enough money," said McClain, who makes the federal minimum wage of $7.25 an hour, and works 20 hours a week. Missing out on a day's pay would be hard for McClain, who can barely pay for diapers and clothes for her five-month old daughter Kamayah.
But on Thursday, McClain was able to afford missing a day at work, because organizers behind the protests compensate workers who walk off work.
McClain said union-backed groups, like Fast Food Forward and Fight for 15, were paying her about $50, or a day's wage, to be at the protest.
"If they weren't paying me, I couldn't afford to be here," she said.
They are getting paid 50 bucks a day to protest? Are you shitting me? See you tomorrow! #FightForFifteen
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