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U.S. Fast Food Workers Strike Nationwide for $15/Hr

posted by CoolHand on Wednesday November 11 2015, @02:50AM   Printer-friendly
from the rise-of-the-proletariat dept.

Hundreds of fast food workers are striking nationwide Tuesday, joining other workers in pressing for a more livable wage. But while some say $15 is a minimum needed to survive, some business owners say dishing out more pay would leave them struggling to keep their doors open.
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/fast-food-workers-strike-again-nationwide-for-15-an-hour

In New York City, rallies are being held in Harlem, the Financial District and Brooklyn in support of efforts to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour, reports CBS New York.

In Los Angeles, the local protests are organized by Service Employees International Union, and include fast-food, home-care and child-care workers, along with other "underpaid" employees, reports CBS Los Angeles.

"Is this the America we believe in? When someone works all day long and they still can't get by," New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said during an early-morning rally in Downtown Brooklyn. "Does anyone believe that it's easy to get by in New York City on less than $15 an hour?"

Critics say a $15 minimum wage would obliterate opportunity and usher in higher taxes, but de Blasio said the opposite is true -- with more money to spend, low wage workers contribute more to the economy.

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  • (Score: 4, Funny) by Snotnose on Wednesday November 11 2015, @04:04AM

    by Snotnose (1623) on Wednesday November 11 2015, @04:04AM (#261589)

    Not as long as I post under a name, not as an AC.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday November 11 2015, @05:54AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday November 11 2015, @05:54AM (#261626)

    > Not as long as I post under a name, not as an AC.

    As if "snotnose" isn't anonymous.

    But of course something totally irrelevant like posting from an account would be key to your self-respect. That's just how petty you really are.

    • (Score: 2) by aristarchus on Wednesday November 11 2015, @07:44AM

      by aristarchus (2645) on Wednesday November 11 2015, @07:44AM (#261648) Journal

      As if "snotnose" isn't anonymous.

      I was leaning more toward "descriptive." Sounds like someone who would work for McDonalds, or just regular "the Donald", or wants a free vacation in Mexico.

    • (Score: 2) by GlennC on Wednesday November 11 2015, @04:18PM

      by GlennC (3656) on Wednesday November 11 2015, @04:18PM (#261800)

      As if "snotnose" isn't anonymous.

      It's not...it pseudonymous.

      http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/pseudonymous?s=t [reference.com]

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