US fast food workers hold Black History Month strikes to demand $15 an hour
by Dominic Rushe from US news | The Guardian on (#5E3NR)
Workers call for McDonald's, Burger King and Wendy's to increase pay as Congress prepares to debate federal minimum wage
Fast-food workers in 15 cities will hold a Black History Month strike on Tuesday to demand that the McDonald's, Burger King and Wendy's restaurant chains pay them $15 an hour.
The action comes as Congress prepares to debate a federal rise in the minimum wage to $15 from its current rate of $7.25, the first federal raise since 2009.
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