Growing Momentum

Last week’s actions demonstrate a significant increase in momentum for the protesters since last November’s day of action in New York City and subsequent strikes in other cities.

Fast Food Worker Strikes Spread Like Wildfire

As we discussed last week, low wage workers across the country walked off the job in order to demand a higher minimum wage.

(Read more HERE on why it’s well past time to raise the minimum wage.)

Last week’s actions demonstrate a significant increase in momentum for the protesters since last November’s day of action in New York City and subsequent strikes in other cities.

Click through to watch the strikes spread across the country in this map created by ThinkProgress:

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