Across the country, fast food workers walked off their jobs and protested against low wages and unreasonable labor practices.
Employees from New York to Detroit and other cities are saying enough is enough. They are asking for a $15 per hour wage and the right to unionize without the fear of retaliation. According to the New York Times, fast food workers take home, on average, between $150 and $350 per week.
The campaign to protest began Monday in New York City and is being led by Fast Food Forward, a New York City-based advocacy group of fast food workers.
A crowd of over a hundred workers blocked the entire area of the Union Square McDonalds holding signs and shouting for a change. Employees shouted "We can't survive on $7.25" and "Hey hey, ho,ho, poverty wages has got to go."
Workers told the Huffington Post, they're struggling to take care of their families and struggled to get by on a minimum wage job.
"$7.25 does not cut it, especially as a mom," Nathalia Sepulveda told the Huffington Post. "I have to sacrifice certain things to get by and sometimes I still don't cut it."
According to the Economic Policy Institute, a one parent, one child must make at least $67,153 to survive in New York City.
Fast food chains did not immediately responded to comments from the press.
"Burger King restaurant have provided an entry point into the workforce for millions," Burger King wrote in an emailed statement to the Huffington Post. "Also more than 99 percent of Burger King eateries are owned by franchises. Burger King restaurants offer compensation and benefits that are consistent with industry standards."
This is the third strike since last November when employees walked off their job in protest, in New York.
Last week, McDonald workers walked out after they were force to work in record-high temperatures the no air-conditioning. A worker collapsed and need medical services. The walkouts are scheduled to take place in five cities: Detroit, New York, Milwaukee, Chicago and St. Louis.
