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September 5, 2017

Hundreds of Fast-Food Workers Nationwide Demand $15 Minimum Wage
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Hundreds of fast-food workers walked off the job on Monday for a
nationwide day of action to demand a $15 minimum wage and the right to
unionize. Workers and their supporters gathered in Boston; Los Angeles;
Pittsburgh; Durham, North Carolina; Tampa Bay, Florida; Des Moines,
Iowa; Richmond, Virginia; and other U.S. cities. Mc Donald's workers
also went on strike at two stores in Britain, marking the first-ever
strike by Mc Donald's workers in British history.


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