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Get the overtime rate? >> exactly. i used to have to choose between going to school and working. at the end of the day, its either i get my education or i feed my kids. i have to decide to buy lunch or do i pay rent. we, as workers, were working hard we work. all we ask to do is get paid, thats it. >> is it possible for someone like kfc, your employer, if you could talk to them and talk to the people in washington who are going to be looking over this vote, what would you say to them. >> if you ...

Four next weeks. >> they split it so you wouldnt get the overtime rate? >> exactly. i used to have to choose between going to school and working. at the end of the day, its either i get my education or i feed my kids. i have to decide to buy lunch or do i pay rent. we, as workers, were working hard we work. all we ask to do is get paid, thats it. >> is it possible for someone like kfc, your employer, if you could talk to them and talk to the people in washington who are going to be looking over ...

Thats an interesting idea. why would you pay a higher wage than a mass employer like kfc? >> im an employer whos committed to the business, but also, feels like he has a stake, that the paycheck he takes home at the end of the week is worth working for, it supports his family. you were citing the statistics, if we were at the same minimum wage adjusted for inflation, wed be at 10.74. the fact is 23% of americans are under that 1968 adjusted wage. were making less than we were back then. those wo...

Nothing but the blouse on their back, but thanks to no minimum wage, they started a booming cotton industry. >> we always hear from politicians and corporate spokespeople about the minimum wage. people who really should hear from are the ones it affects the most. small business owners and low wage workers. joining me now is vintage vinyl in st. louis. shanita simon toussaint a shift supervisor of a kfc in new york. great to have you all here. the argument we hear from the u.s. chamber of commerc...

Forefathers, many arrived with nothing but the blouse on their back, but thanks to no minimum wage, they started a booming cotton industry. >> we always hear from politicians and corporate spokespeople about the minimum wage. people who really should hear from are the ones it affects the most. small business owners and low wage workers. joining me now is vintage vinyl in st. louis. shanita simon toussaint a shift supervisor of a kfc in new york. great to have you all here. the argument we hear f...

>> we always hear from politicians and corporate spokespeople about the minimum wage. people who really should hear from are the ones it affects the most. small business owners and low wage workers. joining me now is vintage vinyl in st. louis. shanita simon toussaint a shift supervisor of a kfc in new york. great to have you all here. the argument we hear from the u.s. chamber of commerce whenever minimum wage is on the table is, youre going to destroy small business and you run a small busines...

Obama -- >> stop that for a second. thats an interesting idea. why would you pay a higher wage than a mass employer like kfc? >> im an employer whos committed to the business, but also, feels like he has a stake, that the paycheck he takes home at the end of the week is worth working for, it supports his family. you were citing the statistics, if we were at the same minimum wage adjusted for inflation, wed be at 10.74. the fact is 23% of americans are under that 1968 adjusted wage. were making l...

Says kerry laid the proper foundation for talks. the mayor in new york is famously outspoken on the issue of health, of course. you may remember he tried to limit the size of sugary drinks. now mayor michael bloomberg is urging office workers to take the stairs instead of the elevator. hes urging a new law which would keep stairwell doors open most of the time. bloomberg says he uses the stairs all the time in his five-floor town house. >> must be nice. the "f" in kfc may stand for fancy. th...

Was involved in the story. everybody went live. >> police say after 1:20 the hijacker hot wired the truck. >> it begins when an unemployed truck driver with a criminal record spots this 18 wheeler loaded with lumber outside the kfc. >> i was homeless and had nowhere to go and couldnt get any help. i thought, get this truck, two sell the lumber and get me some money. broke the window. got in, drove off. >> unbeknownst to wilson, the trucks driver jumps on the back of the rig as hes driving away a...

Veteran newsman, then with local station kxas gets a chance to cover just that. >> every major news organization was involved in the story. everybody went live with this. >> police say just after 1:20 this afternoon, the hijacker hot wired the truck. >> the drama againis when ber nis wilson spots this 18 wheeler loaded with lumber outside a kfc. >> i thought i could get this truck, get the lumber, sell it and get me some money. i got in and drove off. >> unbeknownst to wilson, the trucks driver ...