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As many as 500 workers from McDonald’s Corp. (MCD), Wendy’s Co. and Yum!
Brands Inc. are set to strike today in New York City as they call for higher
wages.
“By far, it will be one of the biggest actions that fast- food workers have
taken in this country,” Jonathan Westin, executive director of advocacy
group and organizer New York Communities for Change, said in an interview
before the strike. The employees want $15-an-hour pay and the right to form
a union, he said.
The minimum wage in New York is $7.25 an hour. The strike, which also
includes workers from Burger King Worldwide Inc. (BKW), Domino’s Pizza Inc.
(DPZ) and Papa John’s International Inc. (PZZA), follows a similar one in
New York in November, where about 200 workers walked off the job.
Employees from as many as 60 restaurants will strike, which may force some
locations to close, Westin said.
“At several of the stores we will have the majority of the workforce in the
stores out on strike,” he said. “It will be difficult for businesses to
continue as usual.”
In February, President Barack Obama announced a plan to raise the federal
minimum wage to $9 an hour from $7.25. He also proposed tying the minimum
wage to the cost of living. While the current federal minimum wage has been
in effect since 2009, some states have mandated higher wages.
New York lawmakers last month passed a budget that includes raising the
state’s minimum wage to $9 an hour over three years.
McDonald’s, which has about 14,100 U.S. locations, is the world’s largest
restaurant by sales. Yum Brands owns the KFC, Taco Bell and Pizza Hut chains
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