Fast-food workers walk off: LIVE UPDATES

[BelgianMadCow]

http://rt.com/usa/fast-food-workers-live-updates-776/

Fast-food employees are conducting a nationwide strike in the US on Thursday, December 5, demanding a $15 dollar minimum wage.

Orchestrated by the National Fast Food Workers Campaign, the organization is hoping workers in more than 100 cities across the United States will join the effort by walking out and protesting low wages in fast-food restaurants.

While fast-food employees earn a median wage of $8.90 per hour, a little more than the federal minimum wage of $7.25 an hour, workers argue it’s simply not enough to live off of. Protesters are expected to walk out of various restaurants, including McDonald’s, Burger King, Pizza Hut, Subway, Wendy’s, and KFC.

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[raging moderate]

1. I have been giving extra money to fast food workers.

Lately, whenever I go to a fast food place, I always give maybe 40 - 80 cents to the worker who fills my order. Then I tell them, "This is just my personal way of showing that you guys should get paid more money, and I hope you get it soon!" They always accept it with a smile. Maybe a lot of people could do this? Or what could we do that is like this? They certainly do need and deserve more money.