US Fast-Food Workers Strike for Higher Wages

美国快餐工人罢工要求涨工资

Published August 30, 2013

此视频发布于2013年8月30日

Leading up to the Labor Day holiday celebrating the contribution of American workers to society, thousands of low-wage workers at fast food restaurants and retail stores went on a one-day strike in more than 50 cities. VOA’s Brian Padden reports that these protests are part of a labor union sponsored campaign to pressure the fast food industry to increase wages and allow workers to unionize.

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