New York Fast Food Workers in Historic Strike for $15 an Hour

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Fast food workers close down McDonalds and other fast food outlets demanding a living wage and the right to unionize.

By: Jaisal Noor ,; TheRealNewsNetwork

Published: November 30, 2012

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