CNN New Day August 29, 2013 10:44:00
One last month in st. louis expected to spread to 50 american cities today, workers from mcdonald's, wendy's and other fast food restaurants will take to the streets to protest what they call starvation wages. fast food workers make around $9 an hour, or just over $18,500 a year, below the national poverty level of $23,000 for a family of four. they want $15 an hour, double the federal minimum wage of $7.25, and they want the right to unionize. >> people united, we'll never be defeated. >> reporter: these are among the fastest growing jobs and low pay is not new, but due to the part-time econo...