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totodeinhere

(13,058 posts) Sun Dec 1, 2013, 08:55 PM Dec 2013

Fast food strikes have become so common that even Drudge cannot ignore the

topic any longer. Here is the article that Drudge has linked to.

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/02/business/economy/wage-strikes-planned-at-fast-food-outlets-in-100-cities.html

It's great to see low wage earners in the fast food and retail industries fighting back for decent wages and benefits. These fast food strikes together with the nationwide protests and strikes going on at Walmart are a good start and we all need to be in full support.