Organizing the fragmented unorganized: an examination and history of the fast food movement
Lakhani, Tashlin ; Tapia, Maite
2014
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fast food ; labour movement ; low wages ; trade unionization ; working conditions ; young worker
Trade unionism
English
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"• The 3.8 million American fast food workers make an average of $9 per hour with few benefits. Average annual turnover: 70 percent.
• Traditional worker organizing methods won't work for fast food workers.
• Local community organizations, activists, and clergy, supported by traditional labor unions, have formed coalitions to improve the lot of fast food workers."
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