Ask HN: One Labor Union if hourly

While the top 5% of the nation continues to rise to the richest ever, the lowest 98% are moving more and more in the opposite direction. <p>There is a funnel in this country that funnels money out of the reach of the poor and needy into the hands of the wealthy. <p>The problem is that minimum--actually all wages in all industries(except for top level execs) has remained stagnant with inflation growth.<p>#1 cause of divorce/marital issues: Financial problems and stress. <p>#1 cause of poverty: Divorce, and single mothers. Solution : Raise minimum wage to account for inflation. <p>Minimum wage SHOULD be $22/hour if you account for inflation. <p>How to get there.. Create a labor movement that includes all people who earn under $22/hour, with 1 goal : unite to fight income inequality and raise minimum wage to $22/hour by 2020. <p>Each person's dues would be a measly $5/month (optional) to propel the movement forward. <p>You could further partition it out to smaller groups w/in the larger union - for example - you could call for all McDonald's employees to strike until McDonalds agrees to increase wages to liveable wage by 2020 w/ meaningful increments yearly until that date... or all fast-food workers in general. <p>Imagine if all fast-food places shut down for a couple weeks.. <p>I've worked 15 years for under $12/hour --and you CANNOT live happily on that-- being poor leads to depression leads to drugs, and gun violence, and suicide, and marriage issues, health issues, etc... -- Cut the stress/burden at least for those who ARE working and we could see a major improvement. Fact: Rich sit on money, lower/middle class SPEND money. Give them more of it -and the economy will boom. <p>Let's lift up the poor and huddled masses, and give them hope again.<p>It's time for a labor movement 2.0!