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Fast-food workers gear up for wage and union push
In Villa Park Illinois more than 1300 fast-food workers plan a national convention to press for 15 per hour wages and union representation. Kendall Fells of SEIU says the effort will expand with higher profile actions including potential protests and restaurant occupations to win a livable wage. Delisline a Charleston SC McDonalds worker says 7.35 an hour isn’t enough to support her family and stresses the need for $15 an hour. The push coincides with Democratic emphasis on raising the federal minimum wage from 7.25 to 10.10 per hour.
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Service Employees International Union
New York City
McDonald’s Corp
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Cherri Delisline
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South Carolina
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Barack Obama