Hundreds of low-wage workers go on strike in D.C.
Hundreds of federal contractors went on strike on Tuesday, calling on President Obama to make provisions that would require federal contractors to pay higher wages. A new report found that federal contracts are responsible for about 500,000 jobs where workers make less than $12 an hour. Workers say that their salaries are not enough to get by, and that they need to have better wages.
See "Hundreds of low-wage workers go on strike in D.C.", Ned Resnikoff, msnbc.com, May 20, 2013