NEW YORK (AP) — Organizers of the fast-food protests for
higher wages on Tuesday shifted their sights to another issue affecting
workers: practices they say amount to "wage theft."
Protesters
were set to rally outside McDonald’s restaurants in cities including
Boston, Chicago and Miami to call attention to the denial of breaks and
other violations they say deprive workers of their pay.
In New
York, roughly 50 protesters streamed into a McDonald’s near the Empire
State Building and chanted for a few minutes before being kicked out. It
was a smaller showing than other protests over the past year.
The actions are part of an ongoing campaign by union organizers to build public support for a higher
federal minimum wage.
McDonald’s says in a statement its restaurants remain open "today — and every day."
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NEW YORK (AP) — Organizers of the fast-food protests for
higher wages on Tuesday shifted their sights to another issue affecting
workers: practices they say amount to "wage theft."
Protesters
were set to rally outside McDonald’s restaurants in cities including
Boston, Chicago and Miami to call attention to the denial of breaks and
other violations they say deprive workers of their pay.
In New
York, roughly 50 protesters streamed into a McDonald’s near the Empire
State Building and chanted for a few minutes before being kicked out. It
was a smaller showing than other protests over the past year.
The actions are part of an ongoing campaign by union organizers to build public support for a higher
federal minimum wage.
McDonald’s says in a statement its restaurants remain open "today — and every day."
Copyright 2014 The Associated Press. All rights
reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or
redistributed.