Some 120,000 Swiss signatories have put their names to a petition demanding a monthly minimum wage of $2,800 (2,500 Swiss francs) for every single member of the working adult Swiss population. Enough names have been collected for a government vote. The timing of the vote has yet to be announced, pending official guidance from the government.
Under Swiss law, citizens can organize popular initiatives that allow the channeling of public anger into direct political action. The country usually holds several referendum a year.
To mark the day, a truck full of 8 million five-cent coins or 2,500 Swiss francs was deposited on the square and spread out in front of the Swiss Parliament in Bern this Saturday.
I like the fact that you can still handle "cash" in Switzerland :)