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While much of the country knows April 15 as the Tax Day deadline, fast-food workers in more than 200 U.S. cities across the country will use it in an attempt to gain higher wages.

Nationwide strikes and protests are scheduled for tomorrow as part of the Fight for $15 movement.

According to a report by the UC Berkeley Labor Center, more than 52 percent of fast-food employees rely on public assistance such as Medicaid and SNAP benefits to survive.

Tomorrow’s protests will also include #BlackLivesMatter advocates who want to merge the racial and economic justice movements together.

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Nick Powills

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Nick Powills, CFE, founded No Limit Agency in 2008 and serves as Chief Brand Strategist for the Chicago-based firm. No Limit is a full-service communications agency that establishes and elevates brands by bridging Public Relations, Social Media, Marketing, Advertising, Digital, and a lot of creativity, to best strategize well-rounded and successful campaigns for 50+ global franchise brands. By presenting visionary ideas and building real relationships, No Limit is able to create effective media branding strategies to help companies grow. Nick currently leads a staff of writers, media strategists, designers, social media experts and digital producers in an office think-tank where brands are humanized for strong, compelling media stories. Prior to starting No Limit at the age of 27, Nick spent four years working at a franchise PR agency where he mastered the art of building rapport with media outlets and creating newsworthy pitches for earned media placements. He holds a Bachelor of Journalism from Drake University in Iowa.

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