Cory Doctorow at 12:00 pm Thu, May 8, 2014 Fast-food workers in 33 countries are planning a walkout on May 15, demanding better pay and better working conditions. The action, coordinated by Fast Food Forward, will target McDonald’s, Burger King, Wendy’s and KFC. McDonald’s — which settled a $1B class-action suit over wage-theft from its […]

Published May 08, 2014/ Fox News Latino NEW YORK (AP) – Labor organizers say they’re planning another day of fast-food protests next week, with coordinated actions expected in the U.S. and more than 30 countries this time around. Union representatives from countries including Argentina, Hong Kong, Italy, New Zealand and Panama gathered in New York […]

Published time: May 08, 2014 09:28 Fast food employees are set to stage a global strike demanding for better salary and conditions. The protest is to take place across five continents: in 150 US cities and 32 other countries, including Germany, Belgium, Japan, Brazil and New Zealand. The strike is planned for May 15, and […]

Thursday, 08 May 2014 By Saru Jayaraman The powerful National Restaurant Association does all it can to assure that industry wages are kept so low many workers rely on public assistance and that paid sick leave  – along with taxes – are avoided, making employees go hungry and customers sick. When you’re as powerful as […]

By Julie Jargon McDonald’s Corp.is gearing up for more action on the part of a fast food workers group that’s been criticizing the company for paying low wages. In an April 17 e-mail to franchisees, McDonald’s vice president of U.S. Human Resources Danitra Barnett warned that McDonald’s had gotten wind of “on-the-ground activity on May […]

O Sinthoresp participou, na manhã de hoje, de uma caminhada com os integrantes 1º Encontro Internacional de Trabalhadores de Fast Food pelas ruas de Nova Iorque.  Com palavras de ordem como “We are the workers, fast food workers, fighting for justice”(somos trabalhadores, trabalhadores de fast food, lutando por justiça), e discursos dos líderes de diversos […]

By: CNN Wire Posted: 10:45 AM, May 7, 2014 NEW YORK – The fast-food worker strikes are expanding to more U.S. cities and going global. Workers in up to 150 cities across the country are planning to strike on May 15, according to labor organizers. The movement is also headed overseas, with plans for workers […]

(Claire-Marie Harris) In an effort to raise awareness for their goal of higher wages for fast food workers, labor organizers announced today that May 15 will be a day full of walk-offs, with workers at McDonald’s, Burger King and other eateries striking in 150 cities on six continents (sorry, Antarctica). According to the organizers, fast […]

By Ned Resnikoff Changing a global industry requires a global effort. And so the American fast food workers’ movement is going global. On May 15, after months of relative quiet, fast food workers in 150 American cities will again go on strike. Once again, they will demand that some of America’s largest low-wage employers provide […]