Fast Food Forward Strike Again in NYC and Nationwide
Fast-food workers in New York City and around the country struck and rallied for higher wages and union protection. They want a raise with those fries. New York's fast-food employees joined thousands of colleagues from across the country in a strike aimed at boosting their salaries to $15 an hour more than double the current minimum rate - and the right to form a union, without retaliation or any unfair labor practices. It's time for corporations to pay up.
Low-wage workers from around the country engaged in the largest walkout ever to hit the $200 billion fast food industry. "I'm not going to stay quiet," said Shaniqua Davis, 20, a Bronx resident and McDonald's worker. "I'm going to continue to fight. ... I've got a daughter to take care of. I struggle to make ends meet." Paying the bills is tough for employees who typically earn the minimum wage of $7.25 an hour. Aside from NYC, what was a nationwide walkout included 60 other cities, targeting chains like McDonald's, Taco Bell and Wendy's.
produced by Ken Nash and Mimi Rosenberg
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