In their biggest protest yet for higher pay and union rights, tens of thousands of American fast-food workers staged demonstrations on Wednesday in 236 cities across the United States, including New York, Chicago, Miami and Washington.
Hundreds of protesters were arrested across the country, reports said.
American fast-food workers have been pushing for living wages of around $15 an hour for more than two years.
Earlier this month, McDonald’s announced that it would raise wages and offer paid vacation to employees at US company-owned stores.
The McDonald’s announcement has energized the protesters, said Mary Kay Henry, president of the Service Employees International Union, the labor organization supporting the demonstrations. Full story...
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Hundreds of protesters were arrested across the country, reports said.
American fast-food workers have been pushing for living wages of around $15 an hour for more than two years.
Earlier this month, McDonald’s announced that it would raise wages and offer paid vacation to employees at US company-owned stores.
The McDonald’s announcement has energized the protesters, said Mary Kay Henry, president of the Service Employees International Union, the labor organization supporting the demonstrations. Full story...
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