People stage a sit-in before being detained by police outside a McDonald's in Los Angeles on Thursday, September 4.<a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmoney.cnn.com%2F2014%2F09%2F01%2Fnews%2Fcompanies%2Ffast-food-worker-strike%2F"> Fast-food workers protested in more than 150 U.S. cities</a> as they called for a mininum wage of $15 an hour and the right to form a union without retaliation.
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People stage a sit-in before being detained by police outside a McDonald's in Los Angeles on Thursday, September 4. Fast-food workers protested in more than 150 U.S. cities as they called for a mininum wage of $15 an hour and the right to form a union without retaliation.
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A fast-food worker chants before being detained by police in Philadelphia on September 4.
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A fast-food worker chants before being detained by police in Philadelphia on September 4.
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Police officers arrest a group of demonstrators that were blocking a road in North Miami Beach, Florida, on September 4.
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Police officers arrest a group of demonstrators that were blocking a road in North Miami Beach, Florida, on September 4.
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Protesters block traffic near Times Square in New York on September 4.
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Protesters block traffic near Times Square in New York on September 4.
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Protesters demonstrate September 4 outside a Burger King in Atlanta.
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Protesters demonstrate September 4 outside a Burger King in Atlanta.
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Handcuffed protesters chant for increased wages in Las Vegas on September 4.
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Handcuffed protesters chant for increased wages in Las Vegas on September 4.
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Police handcuff protesters blocking traffic in Detroit on September 4.
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Police handcuff protesters blocking traffic in Detroit on September 4.
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Protesters gather inside a Taco Bell in Kansas City, Missouri, on September 4.
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Protesters gather inside a Taco Bell in Kansas City, Missouri, on September 4.
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Carmalita Johnson drums as protesters rally outside a McDonald's on Chicago's South Side on September 4.
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Carmalita Johnson drums as protesters rally outside a McDonald's on Chicago's South Side on September 4.
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Protesters march near Times Square in New York on September 4.
Fast-food workers protest across U.S. —
Protesters march near Times Square in New York on September 4.
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