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Fast-food strikes return amid push for wage hikes

  • Demonstrator Zev Nicholson, of Boston, left, holds a placard and chants during a protest outside a McDonalds fast foot restaurant, Tuesday, March 18, 2014, in Boston, held to call attention to the denial of overtime pay and other violations protesters say deprive workers of the money they're owed. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
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    Demonstrator Zev Nicholson, of Boston, left, holds a placard and chants during a protest outside a McDonalds fast foot restaurant, Tuesday, March 18, 2014, in Boston, held to call attention to the denial of overtime pay and other violations protesters say deprive workers of the money they're owed. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
  • A protester holds a sign outside a McDonald's outlet, as they demand higher wages for fast food workers in the Manhattan borough of New York March 18, 2014. (REUTERS/Carlo Allegri)
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    A protester holds a sign outside a McDonald's outlet, as they demand higher wages for fast food workers in the Manhattan borough of New York March 18, 2014. (REUTERS/Carlo Allegri)
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  • Demonstrators hold signs and banners during a protest outside a McDonald's restaurant on Tuesday, March 18, 2014, in Huntington Park, Calif. Protesters were set to rally outside McDonald's restaurants in cities including Boston, Chicago and Miami to call attention to the denial of overtime pay and other violations they say deprive workers of the money they're owed. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
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    Demonstrators hold signs and banners during a protest outside a McDonald's restaurant on Tuesday, March 18, 2014, in Huntington Park, Calif. Protesters were set to rally outside McDonald's restaurants in cities including Boston, Chicago and Miami to call attention to the denial of overtime pay and other violations they say deprive workers of the money they're owed. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
  • A protester hides his face with a sign outside a McDonald's outlet, as they demand higher wages for fast food workers in the Manhattan borough of New York March 18, 2014. (REUTERS/Carlo Allegri)
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    A protester hides his face with a sign outside a McDonald's outlet, as they demand higher wages for fast food workers in the Manhattan borough of New York

    A protester hides his face with a sign outside a McDonald's outlet, as they demand higher wages for fast food workers in the Manhattan borough of New York March 18, 2014. (REUTERS/Carlo Allegri)
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  • Demonstrators carry banners and signs as they march inside a McDonald's restaurant to protest for higher wages on Tuesday, March 18, 2014, in Huntington Park, Calif. Protesters were set to rally outside McDonald's restaurants in cities including Boston, Chicago and Miami to call attention to the denial of overtime pay and other violations they say deprive workers of the money they're owed. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
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    Demonstrators carry banners and signs as they march inside a McDonald's restaurant to protest for higher wages on Tuesday, March 18, 2014, in Huntington Park, Calif. Protesters were set to rally outside McDonald's restaurants in cities including Boston, Chicago and Miami to call attention to the denial of overtime pay and other violations they say deprive workers of the money they're owed. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
  • Demonstrator Sherae Speight, of Boston, center, holds a placard and chants during a protest at a McDonalds fast foot restaurant, Tuesday, March 18, 2014, in Boston, held to call attention to the denial of overtime pay and other violations protesters say deprive workers of the money they're owed. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
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    Demonstrator Sherae Speight, of Boston, center, holds a placard and chants during a protest at a McDonalds fast foot restaurant, Tuesday, March 18, 2014, in Boston, held to call attention to the denial of overtime pay and other violations protesters say deprive workers of the money they're owed. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
  • McDonald's worker Keyana McDowell, 20, (L) strikes outside McDonald's in Los Angeles, California, December 5, 2013. Organizers say fast food workers will strike in 100 U.S. cities, and there will be protests in 100 more, to fight for $15 an hour wages and the right to form a union. (REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson)
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    McDonald's worker Keyana McDowell, 20, (L) strikes outside McDonald's in Los Angeles, California, December 5, 2013. Organizers say fast food workers will strike in 100 U.S. cities, and there will be protests in 100 more, to fight for $15 an hour wages and the right to form a union. (REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson)
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  • Protesters march outside McDonald's in Los Angeles, California, December 5, 2013. Organizers say fast food workers will strike in 100 U.S. cities, and there will be protests in 100 more, to fight for $15 an hour wages and the right to form a union. (REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson)
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    Protesters march outside McDonald's in Los Angeles, California, December 5, 2013. Organizers say fast food workers will strike in 100 U.S. cities, and there will be protests in 100 more, to fight for $15 an hour wages and the right to form a union. (REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson)
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  • Protesters gather outside McDonald's in Los Angeles, California, December 5, 2013. Organizers say fast food workers will strike in 100 U.S. cities, and there will be protests in 100 more, to fight for $15 an hour wages and the right to form a union. (REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson)
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    Protesters gather outside McDonald's in Los Angeles, California, December 5, 2013. Organizers say fast food workers will strike in 100 U.S. cities, and there will be protests in 100 more, to fight for $15 an hour wages and the right to form a union. (REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson)
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  • Protesters gather outside McDonald's in Los Angeles, California, December 5, 2013. Organizers say fast food workers will strike in 100 U.S. cities, and there will be protests in 100 more, to fight for $15 an hour wages and the right to form a union. (REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson)
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    Protesters gather outside McDonald's in Los Angeles, California, December 5, 2013. Organizers say fast food workers will strike in 100 U.S. cities, and there will be protests in 100 more, to fight for $15 an hour wages and the right to form a union. (REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson)
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  • Striking McDonald's worker Abran Escarzaga, 31, protests outside McDonald's in Los Angeles, California, December 5, 2013. Organizers say fast food workers will strike in 100 U.S. cities, and there will be protests in 100 more, to fight for $15 an hour wages and the right to form a union. (REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson)
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    Striking McDonald's worker Abran Escarzaga, 31, protests outside McDonald's in Los Angeles, California, December 5, 2013. Organizers say fast food workers will strike in 100 U.S. cities, and there will be protests in 100 more, to fight for $15 an hour wages and the right to form a union. (REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson)
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  • A protestor demonstrates outside a McDonald's restaurant in Chicago, Illinois, December 5, 2013. Fast food workers are calling for a fair wage. (REUTERS/Jim Young)
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    A protestor demonstrates outside a McDonald's restaurant in Chicago, Illinois, December 5, 2013. Fast food workers are calling for a fair wage. (REUTERS/Jim Young)
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  • A protestor dressed up as the fictional character the "Grinch" demonstrates outside a McDonald's restaurant in Chicago, Illinois, December 5, 2013. Fast food workers are calling for increased wages. (REUTERS/Jim Young)
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    A protestor dressed up as the fictional character the "Grinch" demonstrates outside a McDonald's restaurant in Chicago, Illinois, December 5, 2013. Fast food workers are calling for increased wages. (REUTERS/Jim Young)
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  • Fast food workers attend a protest against McDonald's outside one of its restaurants in New York, December 5, 2013. (REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz)
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    Fast food workers attend a protest against McDonald's outside one of its restaurants in New York, December 5, 2013. (REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz)
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  • Fast food workers attend a protest against McDonald's outside one of its restaurants in New York, December 5, 2013. (REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz)
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    Fast food workers attend a protest against McDonald's outside one of its restaurants in New York, December 5, 2013. (REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz)
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  • Fast food workers attend a protest against McDonald's outside of one of its restaurants in New York, December 5, 2013. (REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz)
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    Fast food workers attend a protest against McDonald's outside of one of its restaurants in New York, December 5, 2013. (REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz)
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  • Fast food workers attend a protest against McDonald's outside of one of its restaurants in New York, December 5, 2013. (REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz)
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    Fast food workers attend a protest against McDonald's outside of one of its restaurants in New York, December 5, 2013. (REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz)
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  • New York Police Department officers stand guard at the entrance of McDonalds restaurant while fast food workers attend a protest against McDonald's in New York, December 5, 2013. (REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz)
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    New York Police Department officers stand guard at the entrance of McDonalds restaurant while fast food workers attend a protest against McDonald's in New York, December 5, 2013. (REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz)
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Demonstrator Zev Nicholson, of Boston, left, holds a placard and chants during a protest outside a McDonalds fast foot restaurant, Tuesday, March 18, 2014, in Boston, held to call attention to the denial of overtime pay and other violations protesters say deprive workers of the money they're owed. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
A protester holds a sign outside a McDonald's outlet, as they demand higher wages for fast food workers in the Manhattan borough of New York March 18, 2014. (REUTERS/Carlo Allegri)
Demonstrators hold signs and banners during a protest outside a McDonald's restaurant on Tuesday, March 18, 2014, in Huntington Park, Calif. Protesters were set to rally outside McDonald's restaurants in cities including Boston, Chicago and Miami to call attention to the denial of overtime pay and other violations they say deprive workers of the money they're owed. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
A protester hides his face with a sign outside a McDonald's outlet, as they demand higher wages for fast food workers in the Manhattan borough of New York March 18, 2014. (REUTERS/Carlo Allegri)
Demonstrators carry banners and signs as they march inside a McDonald's restaurant to protest for higher wages on Tuesday, March 18, 2014, in Huntington Park, Calif. Protesters were set to rally outside McDonald's restaurants in cities including Boston, Chicago and Miami to call attention to the denial of overtime pay and other violations they say deprive workers of the money they're owed. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Demonstrator Sherae Speight, of Boston, center, holds a placard and chants during a protest at a McDonalds fast foot restaurant, Tuesday, March 18, 2014, in Boston, held to call attention to the denial of overtime pay and other violations protesters say deprive workers of the money they're owed. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
McDonald's worker Keyana McDowell, 20, (L) strikes outside McDonald's in Los Angeles, California, December 5, 2013. Organizers say fast food workers will strike in 100 U.S. cities, and there will be protests in 100 more, to fight for $15 an hour wages and the right to form a union. (REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson)
Protesters march outside McDonald's in Los Angeles, California, December 5, 2013. Organizers say fast food workers will strike in 100 U.S. cities, and there will be protests in 100 more, to fight for $15 an hour wages and the right to form a union. (REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson)
Protesters gather outside McDonald's in Los Angeles, California, December 5, 2013. Organizers say fast food workers will strike in 100 U.S. cities, and there will be protests in 100 more, to fight for $15 an hour wages and the right to form a union. (REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson)
Protesters gather outside McDonald's in Los Angeles, California, December 5, 2013. Organizers say fast food workers will strike in 100 U.S. cities, and there will be protests in 100 more, to fight for $15 an hour wages and the right to form a union. (REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson)
Striking McDonald's worker Abran Escarzaga, 31, protests outside McDonald's in Los Angeles, California, December 5, 2013. Organizers say fast food workers will strike in 100 U.S. cities, and there will be protests in 100 more, to fight for $15 an hour wages and the right to form a union. (REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson)
A protestor demonstrates outside a McDonald's restaurant in Chicago, Illinois, December 5, 2013. Fast food workers are calling for a fair wage. (REUTERS/Jim Young)
A protestor dressed up as the fictional character the "Grinch" demonstrates outside a McDonald's restaurant in Chicago, Illinois, December 5, 2013. Fast food workers are calling for increased wages. (REUTERS/Jim Young)
Fast food workers attend a protest against McDonald's outside one of its restaurants in New York, December 5, 2013. (REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz)
Fast food workers attend a protest against McDonald's outside one of its restaurants in New York, December 5, 2013. (REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz)
Fast food workers attend a protest against McDonald's outside of one of its restaurants in New York, December 5, 2013. (REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz)
Fast food workers attend a protest against McDonald's outside of one of its restaurants in New York, December 5, 2013. (REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz)
New York Police Department officers stand guard at the entrance of McDonalds restaurant while fast food workers attend a protest against McDonald's in New York, December 5, 2013. (REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz)
Yahoo

Organizers of the fast-food protests for higher pay on Tuesday shifted their attention to another issue: "wage theft."

Protesters planned to rally outside McDonald's restaurants in cities including Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles and Miami to call attention to the denial of overtime pay and other violations they say deprive workers of the money they're owed.

McDonald's Corp. said in a statement that its restaurants remain open "today — and every day — thanks to the teams of dedicated employees serving our customers.""

(AP)

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