Executive Summary: In the latest move in their two-year campaign to raise the minimum wage to $15 per hour, fast-food workers have announced plans for a major one-day walkout on April 15, 2015 β Tax Day for U.S. employers. Events are planned in approximately 200 U.S. cities as well as at least 40 other countries. In addition to fast-food workers, organizers claim the April 15 Fight for $15 will include workers from other industries including retail, child care, and airport workers as well as adjunct college professors. The movement has been spearheaded by the Service Employees International Union and is supported by several community action groups. With thousands of fast-food workers in the U.S. expected to take part in the one-day strike, employers in the fast food industry would be wise to make sure they are prepared to respond appropriately to these efforts.
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