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Last Thursday, thousands of fast food workers in sixty cities went on a one-day strike to protest their inability to form unions and low wages. Organized by the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) and community organizing groups and taking place a day after the fiftieth anniversary of the March on Washington, the protests captured the interest of the national media and sparked a discussion about the state of the nation’s economy, what constitutes a living wage, and the possibilities of unionizing a sector of the economy that has thus far resisted such efforts.
This week’s brief will explore the motivations behind the recent fast food strikes, opposition to the protests, and the likelihood of their demands being met in the near future.
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