The fast-food worker movement for higher pay is about to go global...Workers from dozens of countries on six continents are joining the push for higher pay and worker rights,...Fast Food Forward, which represents U.S. fast-food workers [, announced]. The group announced nationwide strike plans for May 15...[when] workers from dozens of countries on six continents will hold protests at McDonald's, Burger King and KFC [part of Yum!] outlets...About 80% of McDonald's global restaurants are independently owned and operated by small business owners, said McDonald's spokeswoman Heidi Barker Sa Shekhem, in a statement. "This is an important discussion that needs to take into account the highly competitive nature of the industries that employ minimum wage workers, as well as consumers and the thousands of small businesses which own and operate the vast majority of McDonald's restaurants."