Fast food workers have planned another one day strike for Thursday, in a campaign for higher hourly rates.
According to Yahoo News, workers at McDonald's, Wendy's and other fast-food restaurants, are demanding increased wages of $15 an hour. Organizers agreed to sponsor the one-day strike in 100 cities and protest activities in 100 additional cities.
Protesters will be joined by faith and student groups, including USAction and United Students against Sweatshops. The New York Times reported the strike movement has struggled to accomplish the goal.
Kendall Fells, one of the movement's main organizers said the movement has made some growth since November 2012, when 200 fast-food workers held a one-day strike at more than 20 restaurants in New York City. In August, fast-food strikes took place in more than 50 cities.
"There's been pretty huge growth in one year," Fells said. "People understand that a one-day strike is not going to get them there. They understand that this needs to continue to grow."
The National Restaurant Association called the one-day strikes a "publicity stunts."
"They warn that increasing pay to $15 an hour when the federal minimum wage is $7.25 would cause restaurants to rely more on automation and hire fewer workers," officials said.
McDonald's received some backlash after a Human Resources representative suggested an employee website that indicated personnel might need a second job to cover all of their expenses.
Over the holiday weekend, many Walmart employees went on strike to protest the way they were being treated by the company's workforce.
