fast food strike

Demonstrators rally for better wages outside a McDonald's restaurant in Chicago, Thursday, Dec. 5, 2013. Demonstrations planned in 100 cities are part of push by labor unions, worker advocacy groups and Democrats to raise the federal minimum wage of $7.25. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)

(PAUL BEATY)

Some fast food workers in the New Orleans area say they are planning to strike Thursday (Sept. 4) as part of a nationwide demonstration seeking a $15 per hour minimum wage.

Protests are expected in as many as 150 cities.

Organizers in New Orleans said workers are expected to strike at McDonald's, Wendy's and Burger King -- with exact locations to be announced -- at 6:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. Thursday.

The New York Times reported that organizers of the latest round of protests nationwide plan to add "widespread civil disobedience" and include home-care workers in the protests. Read the NY Times report here.

One month ago, the National Labor Relations Board ruled that McDonald's USA LLC is a joint employer of workers at McDonald's franchises, potentially holding the corporate headquarters responsible for workplace conditions such as wage and labor violations at small franchise businesses.