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Vote, especially the hispanic vote, which could be a fifth of the electorate. trump has been closer ahead in a lot of polls. but now they are starting to tilt against him. there's a couple polls that have come out in the last 48/72 hours that show him six points behind. and the real question now is nevada is not just important in the presidential race, it's very, very pivotal in the race for the u.s. senate. this is the only seat that the republicans have a chance to take. it's harry reid's seat. will there be a down ballot effect there? can joe heck separate himself enough from trump? he endo...

Organized labor is trying to figure out ways to get communities involved. and often organized labor is involved in very small shops, a little tool shop here. they're trying to go after big corporations and get the community behind it. >> federal minimum wage is $7.25 an hour. fast-food workers are at about $8.72 an hour. how are families simply managing? how are they managing on these wages? what are they doing? >> i just got done with a cross-country with a bunch of rank-and-file steel workers. we visited a lot of families. workers are struggling all across this country. it's a very difficult...

With apologies to shakespeare for low wage earners in this country this has been their summer of discontent. fast food workers have walked off the job to protest among other things working conditions, low pay and for the right to join a union. there are about 4 million food service workers currently in the united states and they are among the lowest paying jobs in the country. i want to bring in our labor expert, his name is mike elk. he's on the labor beat for "in these times" magazine. mike always good to see you. >> always good to see you, too, buddy. >> fast food workers, $8.72 an hour, th...

Workers earning the minimum wage protested to demand higher pay, the average worker in the food and beverage industry earns about $18,000 a year or $8.72 an hour. but for the millions in this country for whom work and an honest day's wage remains elusive at best, there are ha handful of americans who are doing just fine. they are doing incredibly better than anyone could possibly imagine. with income disparity at historic highs, what is unfolding in real-time is a story of two americans. in one america, folks are struggling to get by, bills ma thor and so do taxes. in the other america, things...

Works are went on strike in new york city, calling for $15 an hour and the right to unionize. the protests, organized bay group called fast-food forward, draw attention to low-wage jobs. according to the atlantic, borough of labor statistics estimate 7 out of 10 will be low wage fields. nationally, fast food workers earn $8.72 an hour, or a little more than $18,000 a year, according to the bls. to put that in perspective, poverty line for a family of four is over $23,000, according to the census bureau. contrary to popular belief the people working these jobs are not teenagers. they are people...