Dive Summary:

• Hundreds of employees for the retail and fast-food industry are planning to walk-off the job in Milwaukee Wednesday morning as part of continued protests across the U.S. for higher industry pay for employees and union rights.
• Among the companies that will reportedly be affected include Foot Action and Simply Fashion, as well as McDonald’s, Burger King, Wendy’s and Taco Bell, according to reports.
• The demonstration follows record-setting fast food strikes in Detroit last week. St Louis, Chicago and New York City have also been the site of similar demonstrations since April.

From the article:

MILWAUKEE (WITI) — Hundreds of fast-food and retail workers will walk off their jobs Wednesday, May 15 at dozens of stores across the city to protest for higher wages. Workers are campaigning for $15 an hour and the right to form a union without retaliation.