Amy Goodman
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Hundreds Arrested as Growing Fast-Food Workers' Movement Strikes for Living Wage, Unionization
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September 5, 2014
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12:05Now PlayingFastfood workers fighting for a $15 hourly wage and union rights took to the streets in 150 cities across the country Thursday. More than 400 workers and their supporters were arrested during the strikes as they engaged in nonviolent civil disobedience by blocking streets during rush hour. To discuss this growing labor movement, we are joined by two guestsAshona Osborne, a fastfood worker at Wendy's who was arrested Thursday during the fastfood worker strikes, and before that in May during protests at the McDonald's shareholders’ meeting; and Mary Kay Henry, president of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), which represents two million workers in healthcare, public and property services and has been a major backer of the fastfood worker strikes.
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