Fast Food FightFor15 Strike in Detroit
Fast food workers have walked out of their jobs today to demand higher wages: http://t.co/DMuiXaS7op #FightFor15 pic.twitter.com/KvsrA4qiCq
— VICE News (@vicenews) September 4, 2014
Detroit today had its moment in the limelight for the Fast Food strikers who are Fighting for $15 an hour. Detroit Police ticketed about 24 workers and arrested 6 because of other outstanding violations.
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Workers also had some strike events going on in Flint, MI where 25 people were arrested. New York City, NY. probably made the biggest splash as workers are looking to create a living wage.
It will be interesting to see how major employers in the fast food industry adapt their business models with companies like Momentum Machines showing off burger assembly machines that can make as many as 360 burgers an hour. You can see more on the machine with our partners over at Skynet is Real.