FOXNews.com: NOT TAKING ORDERS Fast Food Workers in 7 Cities Plan Monday Strike

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NOT TAKING ORDERS Fast Food Workers in 7 Cities Plan Monday Strike Jul 29th 2013, 08:25 Workers at fast food restaurants in seven cities across America are planning to walk off the job Monday to protest what they say are wages that are too low to live on.  The Washington Post reported that the protests are set to take place in New York City, Chicago, Detroit, Milwaukee, St. Louis, Kansas City, and Flint, Mich. and will involve workers at McDonald's, Burger King, Wendy's, and KFC.  The protesters are calling for wages of $15 per hour, more than double New York's current minimum wage of $7.25. A network of local community groups, clergy, and unions, including the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), are backing the strike. In New York City, the protests are being organized by a group called Fast Food Forward, which states on the description of its Twitter account "No one can survive on $7.25." "A lot of the workers are living in poverty, you know, not being able to afford to put food on the table or take the train to work," Fast Food Forward director Jonathan Westin told CBS New York "The workers are striking over the fact that they can't continue to maintain their families on the wages they're being paid in the fast food industry." Industry representatives say that most fast food restaurants operate on a meager profit margin, making it impossible to increase employee wages.  Click for more from CBS New York Click for more from The Washington Post

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