Fast food workers earn a median wage of $8.90 per hour .
That's slightly more than the federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour, but it's way less than most people can live on.
In fact, it takes a wage of $10.20 per hour to afford basic expenses like rent, food and utilities in America's cheapest place to live, according to an analysis from Wider Opportunities for Women. Nationally it takes $14.17 per hour to survive .
Companies admit it: Many fast food jobs don't pay enough for workers to survive on. McDonald's went as far as suggesting workers take a second job and sign up for food stamps.
Their companies are still making healthy profit margins (and spending it on things like corporate jets ).
So there you have it. Hopefully now you have a better idea of why fast food workers in about 100 American cities plan to walk off the job on Thursday. Protesters are calling for $15 an hour and the right to organize without fear of retaliation.
from Chicago - The Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/05/fast-food-workers-strike_n_4379295.html?utm_hp_ref=chicago&ir=Chicago
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