Fast food workers around the country are fighting for higher payroll with strikes and walkouts. Minimum wage is currently set at $7.25 an hour, but the strikers are asking for $15 an hour. According to BLR.com, strikes have already occurred in New York City, Chicago, St. Louis, Milwaukee and Detroit. The employees are not unionized, but they are still part of organized coalitions of community organizations and faith-based groups, as reported by Mondaq.

Unions generally don't target fast food employees because the workers tend to be teenagers who only work part-time or seasonally. However, these laborers are still protected by the National Labor Relations Act, which gives them the right to organize and fight for better wages, BLR.com reported.

Fast food employees do have a few boundaries when it comes to exercising these rights. For instance, they are not legally allowed to picket outside a company with the intent to gain recognition, according to the source.

The uprisings have primarily been occurring during April and May, but they seem to be gaining speed. Some organizers have been trying to unionize fast food workers for a while, and their efforts have been dubbed the "alt-labor movement," as reported by Mondaq. It is possible that these measures will start to change fast food and other hospitality industries.

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