Fast food protests

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Updated August 29, 2013 at 7:18 PM

Demonstrators gather during a nationwide strike and protest at fast food restaurants to raise the minimum hourly wage to $15 in New York

Legados joins demonstrators calling for higher wages outside a Jack in The Box fast food outlet in Oakland

Hernandez eats dinner at Jack in The Box fast food outlet while demonstrators demanding an increase in worker wages block the order counter in Oakland

Demonstrators demanding an increase in worker wages march to a Jack in The Box fast food outlet in Oakland

A protester hides his face with a sign outside a McDonald's outlet, as they demand higher wages for fast food workers in the Manhattan borough of New York

A protester dressed up as Ronald McDonald

Former fast food worker Angel Santos, center, holds his 1-year-old daughter, Elisa, during a protest outside a McDonald's restaurant on Tuesday, March 18, 2014, in Huntington Park, Calif. Protesters were set to rally outside McDonald's restaurants in cities including Boston, Chicago and Miami to call attention to the denial of overtime pay and other violations they say deprive workers of the money they're owed. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

A protester holds a sign outside a McDonald's outlet, as they demand higher wages for fast food workers in the Manhattan borough of New York

Demonstrators rally to raise the hourly minimum wage to $15 for fast-food workers at City Hall in Seattle

Demonstrators gather during a nationwide strike and protest at fast food restaurants to raise the minimum hourly wage to $15 in New York

Demonstrators gather during a nationwide strike and protest at fast food restaurants to raise the minimum hourly wage to $15 in New York, December 5, 2013. Fast-food workers in hundreds of U.S. cities staged a day of rallies on Thursday to demand higher wages, saying the pay was too low to feed a family and forced most to accept public assistance. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton (UNITED STATES - Tags: SOCIETY CIVIL UNREST BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT)

Reuters

Fast-food workers plan strikes in 150 cities across the United States and protests in 33 other countries on May 15 to demand higher pay and better working conditions, organizers said in New York on Wednesday.

It is the latest in a series of protests over the past 18 months in the United States that have targeted fast-food chains including McDonald's Corp, Burger King Worldwide Inc, Wendy's Co and Yum Brands Inc's KFC chain.

In December, workers held rallies in hundreds of U.S. cities, saying their take-home pay was not enough to live on.

(Reuters)

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