Today's fast-food workers' strike could be the largest of its kind

Today's fast-food workers' strike is expected to be the largest of its kind
(Image credit: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

To coincide with Tax Day, fast food workers across the nation are going on strike to demand a $15-an-hour living wage.

Protesters are expected to demonstrate in 230 American cities, and the strikes have already begun in some areas. Members of the Fight to $15 campaign blocked traffic near the Brooklyn Bridge in New York on Wednesday morning, while low-wage workers organized protests and marches in Boston and Detroit.

Subscribe to The Week

Escape your echo chamber. Get the facts behind the news, plus analysis from multiple perspectives.

SUBSCRIBE & SAVE
https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/flexiimages/jacafc5zvs1692883516.jpg

Sign up for The Week's Free Newsletters

From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.

From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.

Sign up
To continue reading this article...
Continue reading this article and get limited website access each month.
Get unlimited website access, exclusive newsletters plus much more.
Cancel or pause at any time.
Already a subscriber to The Week?
Not sure which email you used for your subscription? Contact us
Meghan DeMaria

Meghan DeMaria is a staff writer at TheWeek.com. She has previously worked for USA Today and Marie Claire.