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Fast Food Workers On Strike At SFO Over Pay, Health Care

About 1,000 fast food workers are on strike Monday at San Francisco International Airport.

San Francisco International Airport fast food workers are striking hoping to obtain a substantial pay raise and fully funded healthcare because their current pay forces them to work more than one job.
San Francisco International Airport fast food workers are striking hoping to obtain a substantial pay raise and fully funded healthcare because their current pay forces them to work more than one job. (Renee Schiavone/Patch)

SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT — About 1,000 fast food workers are on strike Monday morning at San Francisco International Airport, according to the union representing the workers.

The workers, represented by Unite Here Local 2, started striking at 3:30 a.m.

Workers want a substantial pay raise and fully funded healthcare because their current pay forces them to work more than one job.

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Workers are saying they haven't had a raise in three years.

Airport officials posted on Twitter Monday morning that some restaurants and lounges may be affected by the strike.

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