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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: 2) by Mr Big in the Pants on Wednesday November 11 2015, @09:47PM

    by Mr Big in the Pants (4956) on Wednesday November 11 2015, @09:47PM (#261931)

    The entire ridiculous and quite obviously false premise here is that unions are one thing.

    They are not.

    They vary wildly and are very much dependant on their membership and leadership.

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  • (Score: 2) by jdavidb on Wednesday November 11 2015, @10:02PM

    by jdavidb (5690) on Wednesday November 11 2015, @10:02PM (#261937) Homepage Journal
    Of course they are not - each individual should be judged on his own actions.
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    • (Score: 2) by Mr Big in the Pants on Thursday November 12 2015, @12:35AM

      by Mr Big in the Pants (4956) on Thursday November 12 2015, @12:35AM (#261999)

      Tell that to the anti-union crowd.

      They do not see it that way. (although they are oblivious to the fact that is what they doing)