This is Al Jazeera America live from new york city. Im stephanie sy. Tens of thousands of minimum wage workers are walking off the job today across this country, and all over the world. Fastfood workers are among the many on strike. Protesters want 15 an hour that is more than double the current federal minimum wage. Organizers for the rallies are determined to make an impact with todays show of force. Already were seeing demonstrations nationwide including in front of this philadelphia mcdonalds. There is this scene in Brooklyn New York and the movement has been very active in cyberspace too, all of this in an effort to raise the current minimum wage to 15 per hour across the country. Many business groups oppose any rise in the minimum wage. They say such a move will force employers to cut back on jobs employee hours or both. Last week this was said 21 states have raised their minimum wage for 2015 but none meet the 10. 10 an hour federal minimum wage president obama has been calling
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