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May 7, 2015

New York Gov. Cuomo Seeks Wage Increase for Fast-Food Workers 
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New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is seeking to raise the pay of the
state's fast food workers. Writing in the New York Times, Cuomo says he
will ask the state labor commissioner to convene a panel on increasing
the fast food industry's minimum wage. The panel's findings are expected
in three months. In his article, Cuomo cited New York's spending of
$6,800 dollars in public assistance per fast food worker, the most in
the country. His announcement comes just weeks after thousands of fast
food workers staged a national protest calling for a $15 dollar minimum
wage, their largest such action to date.

 

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