Fast-food workers announced their intention Wednesday to launch an international strike across 33 countries for better working conditions and pay.
The strike, which will see 150 cities take part in the United States, was announced outside a McDonald’s restaurant in Manhattan by Fast Food Forward, a movement which represents fast-food workers in the U.S. The target date is set for May 15 — reflecting workers’ goal for a pay increase to $15 an hour.
In November the NewsHourprofiled Shenita Simon, one of the fast-food workers nationwide advocating for higher wages:
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