 “While we can sit at the front of the Metro during the morning commute to the Capitol, we still cannot afford to lift our families out of poverty on the low pay we earn,” wrote Sontia Bailey in The Hill last week on the 60th anniversary of the day Rosa Parks refused to move to the back of a segregated bus in Montgomery, Alabama. Bailey works at the Refectory Café inside the U.S. Capitol, and wrote that “As one of many low-wage Capitol contract workers, Rosa’s commitment inspires me and my co-workers to make the ‘Fight for $15’ a fight to the finish.” The U.S. Capitol and Senate contract workers “will continue to strike and engage in civil disobedience until the company recognizes our right to form a union,”said Bailey. “We will not yield until we win our seat at the bargaining table.” photo: Bailey with Vice President Joe Biden
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