The country protested this week to raise the minimum wage. Theyre looking for 15 an hour. Should the minimum wage be increased . Call us and tell you what you think on the democratic line, 202 5853880. The republican line at 202 5853881. Independent line at 202 5853882. A special line we set up this morning for minimumwage workers 3. 202 585388 you can also join the conversation on social media. Or send us an email. Our first guest this morning is steve jamison, a reporter for the huffington post. Good morning to you. Caller good morning. Of these were at one fast food worker protests in South Carolina earlier this week. Tell us what you saw and what it was all about. Caller i went to charleston, South Carolina. This was about workers who were demanding 15 an hour. Its a living wage. And union recognition. I followed about two dozen workers. Many of whom were declaring oneday strikes. Others had the day off and joined the protest and they took part in civil disobedience. They protested
Apartheid until victory is reached. Yes e1oknie1w3xd kqed newsroom, im thuy vu. On nithursday, fast food worker bay area and across the country demanding anysn increase in the bay area and across the nr 15 a. It was the latest action in a nationwide push, and it comes on the heels of a recent backlasio lowwage employeesjf to work on thanksgiving. The movement is gaining momentum. President obama called for higher wages in a speech this wu im going to keep pushing until we get a higher minimum wage for hardworking americans across the entire country. It will be good for ouno econom. It will be goodt for our families. Some ec. 6mmistsxd argue raisg the minimum wage could hurt the very people itsq intended to help by killingxd jobs and pushg prices up. Joiningco me now to see discuss this further are ron unz with the Higher Wages Alliance andni ken jacobs with the u. C. cg7cnrx berkeley labor center. Before welp dive into the discussion, lets look at what its like to live on less than 10
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Heavyduty engines. He picked up where he had left off with his message the night before. Our job as americans is to restore that basic bargain that says if you work hard, if youre willing to meet your responsibilities, you can get ahead. applause you can get ahead. Doesnt matter what you look like, doesnt matter where you come from. Our middle class, when its growing, when its thriving, when there are ladders of opportunity for people to do a little bit better each year and make sure that their kids are doing even better than them, thats the american dream. Thats what we gotta fight for. That has to be the north star that guides everything we do. Woodruff the president served notice last night he plans to fight for raising the federal minimum wage from 7. 25 to 9 an hour over the next three years. Even with the tax relief weve put in place, a family with two kids that earns the minimum wage still lives below the poverty line. Thats wrong. Woodruff but republicans led by House Speaker j
Apartheid until victory is reached. Yes e1oknie1w3xd kqed newsroom, im thuy vu. On nithursday, fast food worker bay area and across the country demanding anysn increase in the bay area and across the nr 15 a. It was the latest action in a nationwide push, and it comes on the heels of a recent backlasio lowwage employeesjf to work on thanksgiving. The movement is gaining momentum. President obama called for higher wages in a speech this wu im going to keep pushing until we get a higher minimum wage for hardworking americans across the entire country. It will be good for ouno econom. It will be goodt for our families. Some ec. 6mmistsxd argue raisg the minimum wage could hurt the very people itsq intended to help by killingxd jobs and pushg prices up. Joiningco me now to see discuss this further are ron unz with the Higher Wages Alliance andni ken jacobs with the u. C. cg7cnrx berkeley labor center. Before welp dive into the discussion, lets look at what its like to live on less than 10