FAST FOOD STRIKE TODAY
WXYZ - Hundreds of workers from McDonald's, Taco Bell, Wendy's and other
fast-food chains are walking off their jobs Thursday, according to labor
organizers of the latest national protest to push the companies to pay
their employees at least $15 an hour.
This time, organizers said
they plan to engage in nonviolent civil disobedience, which may lead to
arrests and draw more attention to the cause. They also said home-care
workers will join the protests, which are expected to take place at
fast-food restaurants in 150 cities nationwide, including Detroit,
Chicago and New York.
Here in Detroit, protestors blocked Mack
Avenue on the city's east side, forcing police to crack down on the
protest and take many of the protestors into custody. Reports from the
scene indicated that officers were running out of handcuffs.
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