Fast food workers strike in LA, nationwide

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Fast food workers across the nation went on strike, yet another reaction from a California study that suggests that the fast food industry profits off of low-wage workers and the subsequent MoveOn petition demanding that workers be paid $15 dollars and hour.

The protests in Los Angeles started at 6 a.m. at Manchester and Main before resuming at Sunset and Fountain in Silver Lake at noon. Organizations such as Service Employees International Union (SEIU) and Central American human rights group CARACEN, as well as various community and clergy leaders, helped train and support several workers. The California study suggests that fast-food workers account for about $7 billion dollars a year in public assistance, while national chains profit significantly.