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FarCenter

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8. 6.7 workers per restaurant are on strike?

Reply to marmar (Original post)

Sat May 11, 2013, 12:31 PM

May 2013

Organizers estimate that as many as 400 workers at more than 60 fast food restaurants in the Detroit metro area walked off the job on Friday, in what may be the largest fast food strike in American history.

http://tv.msnbc.com/2013/05/10/detroit-experiences-what-may-be-largest-fast-food-strike-yet/

What would normal staffing be? Would it make much of a difference?

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Detroit Sees Largest Fast-Food Strike in U.S. History [View all] marmar May 2013 OP

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k&r Starry Messenger May 2013 #3

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6.7 workers per restaurant are on strike? FarCenter May 2013 #8

At this point in the struggle, I'm not sure it matters that much....... socialist_n_TN May 2013 #10

They are being characterized as walkouts, protests and demonstrations in the MSM FarCenter May 2013 #13

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kr HiPointDem May 2013 #12