Fight for $15 minimum wage boosted in Florida but Biden faces tough task

Voters in the Sunshine state have backed the Fight for $15 demand but the federal minimum remains stuck at 2009 levels

It has been a long time coming but Hector Rivera is hopeful that one day soon he will be able to take a day off work. The 61-year-old works as a janitor in Miami, Florida, making just over $9 an hour. Because the pay is so low, Rivera works two janitorial jobs and scrambles to find gig jobs on the weekends in order to cover his rent and bills every month.

Trying to survive on this salary is extremely difficult because I'm constantly looking for more work," said Rivera, a Dominican and one of the millions of Latino and Black Americans who are disproportionately represented in the low-wage sector.