Dozens of Americans have been arrested during mass protests calling for higher pay and union rights in cities across the United States.
The arrests came on Tuesday after hundreds of fast-food cooks and cashiers, Uber drivers, home health aides and airport workers took to the streets as part of nationwide “Fight for $15” protests in their first major action since Republican Donald Trump was elected president.
Trump, who defeated his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton on November 8, had on numerous occasions promised to create jobs for Americans.
The international property developer and business mogul has said that the minimum wage should be raised, although he also suggested that US workers were overpaid.
“(Trump) needs to be held accountable for his promises,” said Hector Figueroa, president of 32BJ, a property service workers union affiliated with the Service Employees International Union that supports “Fight for $15.”