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Higher wages help the economy (and make life better)

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In building on the momentum of last week’s fast food worker strikes in NYC  and amid growing protests by low wage workers across America–yesterday thousands of low wage workers, including airport workers, grocery store workers and fast food workers–came together with established unions to march for higher wages.

After the launch of last week’s Fast Food Forward Campaign*, approximately 125, 000 people have signed on through various sites to stand with the fast food workers of NYC that are demanding higher wages. But will this tremendous show of solidarity and the demands of these courageous workers fall on deaf ears?

In the face of these growing protests–CEO’s have yet to acknowledge or respond to the cries from their workers. 

Furthermore, it’s hard ...

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In building on the momentum of last week’s fast food worker strikes in NYC  and amid growing protests by low wage workers across America–yesterday thousands of low wage workers, including airport workers, grocery store ...