Demonstrators in New York City, Detroit and Atlanta have already made their voices heard in a continuing effort to make employee time worth more in the fast food industry.

A series of strikes including fast food workers and their supporters began on Dec. 5, with some early-morning efforts in major cities, according to the Associated Press. Protestors are pushing for a significant increase in their hourly pay to $15. The federal minimum wage currently sits at $7.25, although some states have a higher limit.

A speech by President Barack Obama on Dec. 4 saw the commander-in-chief cast his lot with fast food workers and other service industry employees.

"It's well past the time to raise a minimum wage that, in real terms right now, is below where it was when Harry Truman was in office," the president said in a transcript from the White House.

The president is advocating for a Senate bill that will increase in the federal minimum wage to $10.10, The Guardian said. While that number is less than what fast food employees were demonstrating for, the increase to $10.10 would provide more than $5,500 extra per year for minimum wage employees.

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