Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Fast food strikes spread across US (VIDEO)







More than 400 workers at over 60 fast food restaurants in Detroit, Michigan walked off the job demanding $15 an hour -- far more than the state's $7.40 an hour minimum wage many fast food industry workers are paid -- and the right to form a union without retaliation. The Detroit strike was the second to hit a major city in a week. More than 100 fast food workers staged a walkout in St. Louis on Wednesday and Thursday, making this possibly the largest fast food strike in American history. Political commentator Sam Sacks joins us now to talk about the changes these workers realistically have at succeeding with their demands.

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