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Fast-food workers in 58 cities in the USA did not go to work on Thursday. They on strike because they want more money. The workers get paid the wage. This was set at $7.25 in 2009 and has not changed then. Many workers say they cannot to live on that. The price of everything has gone up but their wages have stayed the for five years. The workers want $15 an hour, which is their current rate. Julio Wilson, a cashier at a pizza restaurant, told the BBC he earns $9 an hour. He said that wasn't to support himself and his five-year-old daughter. He said: "I know I'm risking my , but it's my right to fight for what I ."

McDonald's and Burger King both about the strike. They said they did not make about how much to pay workers in most of their restaurants. They said each restaurant is an franchise and the manager decides how much to pay the . McDonald’s were over $5.5 billion in 2011. The burger giants did say that an increase in wages would mean more burgers. America's National Restaurant Association said the wages were because the staff are young and have little work . It said: "Only five per cent of restaurant employees earn the minimum wage and those that do are [] working part-time and are teenagers."

 
 

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