"Fast-food workers went on strike across the country on Thursday hitting pizza, burger and taco chains in Chicago, Los Angeles, Boston, Philadelphia, and other cities." -NEW YORK (CNNMoney)
Workers in about 150 cities walked off work to demand a minimum wage of $15 an hour, and the right to join unions without retaliation from employers. The big chains of the $200 billion fast food industry were well represented, with workers from McDonald's, Taco Bell and others. In New York City, workers paraded up Broadway beating drums and showing their opinions on pay and how they value their work and their jobs.
http://money.cnn.com/2014/05/16/news/companies/fast-food-protesters/index.html?iid=Lead
I didn't realize so many workers went on strike for higher pay. Workers should get payed more but $15 an hour is a lot. I do think that minimum wage should be raised because some get payed as little as $7.25. Raising it to $9-10 would be more reasonable for fast food restaurants. This has been an issue for awhile and hopefully businesses and government are working to fix it.
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