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13. They are being characterized as walkouts, protests and demonstrations in the MSM

Sat May 11, 2013, 03:05 PM

May 2013

Fast-food workers stage brief walkouts in Detroit to protest wages

http://www.freep.com/article/20130510/BUSINESS/305100093/McDonald-s-labor-protest-Detroit-wages

Detroit group protests fast food restaurants over wages, conditions

From The Detroit News: http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130511/BIZ/305110329

They disrupted operations at two McDonald’s, a Subway, a Burger King, a Long John Silver’s and a Popeyes.

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

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kick Liberal_in_LA May 2013 #2

k&r Starry Messenger May 2013 #3

We are seeing the beginnings of a new labor strike nadinbrzezinski May 2013 #4

My perspective on this is that these alternative labor groups,...... socialist_n_TN May 2013 #5

Before you do, read into Labor's civil war nadinbrzezinski May 2013 #6

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

Because we all know we should do nothing nadinbrzezinski May 2013 #11

Strike! Egalitarian Thug May 2013 #9

kr HiPointDem May 2013 #12