More than 100 fast food workers and their supporters were arrested in at least eight cities across the United States on Thursday in a mass act of nonviolent civil disobedience.
The workers, who hail from fast food companies including McDonald's, Wendy's, Dunkin' Donuts, Burger King, Pizza Hut, Jack in the Box, Popeyes and Bojangles, walked off their jobs and took to the streets as part of a nationwide fast food strike held in more than 150 cities
The Guardian reports:
As of early afternoon, 19 fast-food workers were arrested in New York City, 42 in Detroit, 23 in Chicago, 11 in Little Rock and 10 in Las Vegas. As the lunchtime rush began, workers were staging sit-ins outside McDonald’s restaurants in Miami, Rockford, Ill., Atlanta, Boston, Philadelphia, Flint, Hartford, Richmond, Va., and Charleston. Read more...
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