First it was the ‘poor’ Walmart worker, now it’s the burger flippers turn. They can’t survive on the minimum wage in this country, so burger flippers and burrito makers want $15 per hour. A strike in about 100 cities across the country is scheduled for this coming Thursdays.
Seeking to increase pressure on McDonald’s, Wendy’s and other fast-food restaurants, organizers of a movement demanding a $15-an-hour wage for fast-food workers say they will sponsor one-day strikes in 100 cities on Thursday and protest activities in 100 additional cities.
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As the movement struggles to find pressure points in its quest for substantially higher wages for workers, organizers said strikes were planned for the first time in cities like Charleston, S.C.; Providence, R.I.; and Pittsburgh.