Sentences with phrase «wage for fast food workers rally»

Supporters of a $ 15 minimum wage for fast food workers rally in front of a McDonald's in Albany, N.Y., July 22, 2015.

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New York Governor Cuomo, at a large union rally to raise the minimum wage in New York City's Union Square, called out fast food chains McDonald's and Burger King by name Thursday and accused them of «corporate greed» for underpaying workers.

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Cuomo's announcement came on a day of nationwide protests and rallies, as fast - food workers and other low - wage workers called for the $ 15 wage and for the right to unionize.

During a rally today aimed at raising the minimum wage for fast food workers Governor Cuomo declared that «I don't use those words «income inequality.»»

Governor Cuomo, at a large union rally in NYC's Union Square to raise the minimum wage, called out fast food chains McDonalds and Burger King by name and accused them of «corporate greed» for under paying workers.

At a rally in Manhattan, the Democratic governor shared the stage with national labor leaders after a state wage board recommended raising the minimum wage for fast - food workers to $ 15 and hour, delivering a key victory in a national push by unions — led by Service Employees International Union — to improve the lot of (and unionize) employees at McDonald's, Burger King and other chains.

Teachout had just come from a rally with fast - food workers, where she endorsed their call for a $ 15 minimum wage.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo channeled his inner Bernie Sanders — the socialist Democratic US senator from Vermont who's challenging Hillary Clinton for the party's 2016 nod — at a NYC rally where he formally announced he'll convene a wage board to examine boosting the income of fast food workers in New York.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaks during a labor rally, announcing a plan to get a wage hike to $ 15 an hour for fast - food workers, Thursday, May 7, 2015, in New York.

In a rally Wednesday, workers celebrate the wage board's decision to raise the minimum wage for fast food workers to $ 15

The governor also shared the stage with Stringer at a rally to celebrate a state board's decision to raise the minimum wage for fast food workers — something de Blasio called for before Cuomo, but alas, was unable celebrate because of his Italy trip.

Fast food workers rallied around the state of New York on Wednesday to push for an increase in the minimum wage in their industry to $ 15 an hour.