More than 200 marchers rallied Tuesday night in downtown Denver, marching on the Capitol in support of a $15-per-hour minimum wage.
The crowd, mostly fast-food workers, home and day care workers, and others who are paid low wages, gathered in front of the Denver City and County Building on Bannock Street. They were rallied by a brass band playing upbeat marching tunes. Organizers and the crowd chanted “Keep your eye on the prize!” and “This is what democracy looks like!”
Children and babies mixed in the crowd of mostly adults. Some people carried signs, including “Holla for $15 an hour.”
Loree Lattik, 61, who works in senior home care in Lakewood, was among the marchers.
Lattik makes $13 per hour, she said, while many of her co-workers make $9 to $10 per hour. Lattik said she depends on food assistance to make ends meet.
“It’s not a living wage,” Lattik said of her pay.
The Denver rally was one of a number of such rallies across the nation Tuesday.
