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We'll take you to some bad weather areas there shortly. in the meantime, fast food workers in the big apple have demands and they are organizing. an estimated 200 workers went on strike thursday. the now asking for a $15 wage and the right no unionize. joining me now is josh idolson who is covering this story for salon.com. who organized the strike? >> the main group is called new york communities for change. >> they are asking for $15 an hour. and the minimum wage, that's more than double what minimum wage would be. so your approach to that. is that realistic? >> sure it's realistic if work...

Is it it going to come to a city near you? >> we're seeing a strike wave in the united states now. look at what happened with the chicago teachers union, walmart. the organizing in new york is tied to organizing in chicago where workers haven't gone on strike, but they dropped a banner inside a macy's. they have been doing a bunch of actions and demanding the same thing. >> do you think they are beco becoming stronger after a period where there was a general consensus they might have been weakening. is there a return to power? >> over the past year, we have seen the vulnerability of unions. bu...