Labor Day protest in Lafayette calls for fair pay, higher minimum wage

LAFAYETTE, La. (NEWS 15) — Demonstrators from across the nation, including Acadiana, gathered on Labor Day to protest against what they see as a billionaire takeover of the country. The protestors demanded fair pay and a higher minimum wage.

Why here on Labor Day?

“To celebrate Labor Day. To celebrate workers, workers’ rights, immigrants’ rights. And to say, ‘We’ve had enough,'” Aimee Dominique, a protest organizer with Good Trouble, said…

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