Workers at fast food restaurants engage in a one-day strike for a living wage and the right to unionize

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Workers at fast food restaurants, including Burger King, Wendy's, McDonald's, and Taco Bell engage in a one-day strike in front of the Burger King in the Herald Square shopping district of New York on Thursday, November 29, 2012. The workers are part of the "Fast Food Forward" campaign which is advocating for decent wages and the right to form a union without retaliation. Fast food workers are among the lowest paid in the country with many earning the minimum wage, $ per hour. The campaign wants to raise pay to $15 per hour which they say will put money back into the economy. Low-wage work has accounted for the bulk of the new jobs added since the recent recession. (© Richard B. Levine)

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