NEW YORK — Fast-food workers and their supporters beat drums, blew whistles and chanted slogans Thursday on picket lines in dozens of U.S. cities, marking the largest protests yet in their quest for higher wages. The nationwide day of demonstrations came...
Fast-food Workers Protest Low Wages
By CANDICE CHOI
AP Food Industr, Charlotte Sun
Thu, 08/29/2013 - 2:31pm
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Topics: Florida Charlotte County Punta Gorda
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