Heartened by growing support for their cause and recent pay hikes by large corporate employers, America's low-wage workers will continue their fight for higher pay today with protests, rallies and one-day walkouts scheduled in more than 200 cities.

The actions are expected to attract thousands of participants in what organizers are calling the "most widespread mobilization ever by U.S. workers seeking higher pay."

Fast food cooks and cashiers are expected to strike in 230 cities, including New York, Los Angeles, Detroit, St. Louis, Kansas City, Mo., and Raleigh, N.C.

The growing effort to boost the wages and bargaining clout of workers in non-union establishments took off in November 2012, when 200 fast food employees in New York City left their jobs in protest, calling for $15 hourly wages and the right to unionize.

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