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May 16, 2013

Hundreds Take Part in Milwaukee Fast-Food, Retail Strike 
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Hundreds of fast-food and retail workers staged a one-day strike in
Milwaukee on Wednesday as part of a national effort for a $15-an-hour
wage and the right to unionize without intimidation.

Jennifer Epps-Addison: "Fast food and retail, it's one of the
fastest-growing industries, it's one of the most profitable with $200
billion in profits. Yet these are the lowest paid workers in our
economy. They're standing up and saying, our families can't survive on
$7.25 an hour."

Workers gathered in large numbers outside restaurant chains, including
Mc Donald’s, Burger King, Wendy’s, and Taco Bell, holding signs and
chanting slogans. Milwaukee is the fifth city to see a fast-food workers
strike in six weeks, following Detroit, St. Louis, Chicago and New York
City.

 

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