New York labor officials are in the middle of a process that’ll probably lead to a higher minimum wage for fast food workers. As they’ve taken public comment over the last few weeks, supporters and opponents of a wage increase have been publicly and aggressively making their cases. New York’s minimum wage is currently $8.75 […]
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State board will examine fast food wages
The state’s labor commissioner will convene a wage board to look into the pay in New York’s fast food industry. Governor Andrew Cuomo announced the plan yesterday in a New York Times editorial. The State Labor Department has the power to convene wage boards to recommend minimum wages for specific industries, as long as an […]
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Fast food fight for $15
As a manager in training at the Irondequoit Wendy’s, Kim Ramos makes $8 an hour, which is New York’s minimum wage. When she advances to manager, she’ll make around $9 or $10 an hour. But even then she says she’ll struggle to make ends meet. Ramos lives with her girlfriend, who has two children and […]
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Local fast food workers strike for better wages
This morning, workers at some Rochester-area fast food restaurants went on strike. They’ll join fast food workers in cities across the country as part of the Fight for $15 campaign. The workers say they want employers like McDonald’s, Burger King, and Wendy’s to commit to a $15 an hour wage for store employees and the […]
