In early January 2018, SEIU 775 member Darryl Johnson was featured in The Atlantic. The piece «Low-Wage Workers Finally Get a Raise» written by Annie Lowrey focused on what a wage increase means.
“It has changed my life, and I have noticed the changes,” said Darryl Johnson, a home health worker based near Seattle, whose hourly rate has gone from $13.50 to nearly $15 over the past 18 months. “I have more food at the end of the month, and I’m not trying to stretch those groceries for a week and a half. I’m feeding myself better, and you need to work to eat and get out there.”