Updated: Aug. 29, 2013 at 10:27 PM
Fast-food workers protest in New York, Chicago (15 images)
Low-wage workers at businesses like McDonald's and Macy's are fighting for a living wage of $15 an hour in pay, which is more than double the current national minimum wage of $7.25. UPI/John Angelillo
Protesters rally in support of striking fast food workers, who walked off the job in nearly 60 cities, at Federal Plaza in Chicago on August 29, 2013. Strikers are calling for an increase in the Federal minimum wage from $7.25 to $15 per hour. UPI/Brian Kersey
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Rocio Caravantes cheers at a rally in support of striking fast food workers, who walked off the job in nearly 60 cities, at Federal Plaza in Chicago on August 29, 2013. Strikers are calling for an increase in the Federal minimum wage from $7.25 to $15 per hour. UPI/Brian Kersey
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Victor Guzman (L) and Nancy Salgado (R) cheer at a rally in support of striking fast food workers, who walked off the job in nearly 60 cities, at Federal Plaza in Chicago on August 29, 2013. Strikers are calling for an increase in the Federal minimum wage from $7.25 to $15 per hour. UPI/Brian Kersey
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A banner hangs from the stage at a rally in support of striking fast food workers, who walked off the job in nearly 60 cities, at Federal Plaza in Chicago on August 29, 2013. Strikers are calling for an increase in the Federal minimum wage from $7.25 to $15 per hour. UPI/Brian Kersey
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