1. “BEHIND THE COUNTER”-- FAST FOOD NATION (SCHLOSSER) IN THIS CHAPTER OF FFN, SCHLOSSER DISCUSSES THE ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH THE FAST FOOD INDUSTRY CHOOSES ITS LOCATION, THE AGE GROUP OF EMPLOYEES, AS WELL THEIR WAGES AND WORKING CONDITIONS.

2. FAST-FOOD WORKERS STRIKE TO PROTEST LOW WAGES AT MCDONALD’S, TACO BELL, OTHER CHAINS HTTP://WWW.NYDAILYNEWS.COM/NEW-YORK/FAST-FOOD-WALKOUT-WORKERS-U-S-PROTEST-WAGES- ARTICLE-1.1440232

3. MCDONALD’S WORKERS’ HORROR STORY HTTP://WWW.SALON.COM/2014/02/20/MCDONALDS_WORKERS_HORROR_STORY_25_HOUR_SHIFT S_AND_ZERO_DOLLAR_PAY/ HTTP://WWW.SALON.COM/2014/02/20/MCDONALDS_WORKERS_HORROR_STORY_25_HOUR_SHIFT S_AND_ZERO_DOLLAR_PAY/ THIS ARTICLE DISCUSSES HOW TEENS HAVE BEEN ABUSED BY BEING FORCED TO WORK VERY LONG SHIFTS.

4. LIFE ON $7.25 AN HOUR HTTP://WWW.NYTIMES.COM/2013/12/01/NYREGION/OLDER-WORKERS-ARE-INCREASINGLY-ENTERING- FAST-FOOD-INDUSTRY.HTML?_R=0 HTTP://WWW.NYTIMES.COM/2013/12/01/NYREGION/OLDER-WORKERS-ARE-INCREASINGLY-ENTERING- FAST-FOOD-INDUSTRY.HTML?_R=0 THIS ARTICLE DISCUSSES THE AGES OF EMPLOYS AT CHAIN RESTAURANT ARE INCREASING. ELDERLY ARE BEING HIRED MORE.

5. MCRAGE HTTP://WWW.SLATE.COM/ARTICLES/NEWS_AND_POLITICS/CRIME/2011/04/MCRAGE.HTML THIS ARTICLE DISCUSSES THE IDEA OF WHY IS THERE SO MUCH ATTACKS NEAR FAST FOOD STORES (MCDONALDS).

6. CRITICAL QUESTIONS WHAT ARE THE EFFECTS OF AN INCREASED MINIMUM WAGE, CONSIDER MULTIPLE ASPECTS LIKE INFLATION, HIGHER COST OF LIVING, AND LAYOFFS ETC. SHOULD UNTRAINED TEENS BE CONTINUED TO BE HIRED AT FAST FOOD RESTAURANTS? WHY ARE FAST FOOD RESTAURANTS TARGETED BY A BOUNTIFUL AMOUNT OF VIOLENCE? WHAT CAN BE DONE TO AVOID THE VIOLENCE?

7. KEY TERMS THROUGHPUT FAST FOOD INDUSTRY THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF CHAIN RESTAURANTS MCDONALD’S BURGER KING TRICON GLOBAL RESTURANTS ESTER REITER UNIONS/UNINONIZING THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINSATRATION (OSHA) WORKPLACE VIOLENCE