Fast-food workers in cities across the country are expected to strike Thursday as part of growing protests against the nation’s biggest restaurant and retailer chains.

Michael Winship speaks with In These Times labor reporter Mike Elk about efforts to unite rank-and-file union members across America.

Greg Kaufmann asks two economists: "How could we return to broad wage growth for all workers?"

See why US fast food workers are walking off the job this week in what organizers say is the largest strike in the industry’s history.