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Hartford Fast Food Workers Strike

Fast food workers picketed while on strike last summer at State House Square in Hartford.
Harriet Jones
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Connecticut Public Radio
Fast food workers picketed while on strike last summer at State House Square in Hartford.

It's tough to know how many workers from Dunkin Donuts, Subway, McDonalds and other fast food outlets in Hartford walked off the job Thursday. But organizers of the one-day strike say they're happy the city has joined what's becoming a national movement.

Harriet Jones is Managing Editor for Connecticut Public Radio, overseeing the coverage of daily stories from our busy newsroom.

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