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NEW YORK (AP) -- McDonald's, Wendy's and other fast-food restaurants are expected to be targeted with acts of civil disobedience that could lead to arrests Thursday as labor organizers escalate their campaign to unionize the industry's workers.

(MoneyWatch) Employees of fast food restaurants are striking in cities around the country, bolstered by support from labor unions, churches, and other groups, demanding $15 an hour wages and a greater ability to unionize. Many consumers have complained that the expectations are unreasonable, given the type of work and the skills and drive they assume must be lacking in the workers.

Republicans Want to Exempt Gun Manufacturers, Tobacco Companies RICHMOND, Jan. 20 -- Virginians would not be able to sue gun manufacturers, tobacco companies, fast-food restaurants or other companies making "inherently unsafe products" whose dangers are well known to the public under legislation proposed Tuesday by House Republican leaders. Those liability exemptions are part of a larger GOP legislative package to limit circumstances under which injured people could bring lawsuits and to encourage settlements. Supporters said the measures would help prevent frivolous lawsuits, and opponents said the efforts were a "set of solutions looking for a problem." "Individuals suffer from the...